Alaska:
From: Dammeyer Family Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 14:08:33 -0800. Subject: Found on Sunday May 16, 2004 in Soldotna, Alaska. On Sunday May 16, 2004 in Soldotna, Alaska. Found these 2 in our front yard semi-shaded. We find them here every year. Great site!
Alberta, Canada:
From: Darron C. Sent: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:34:54 -0600. Subject: Morels in Alberta. Found some morels 10 miles south of Grande Prairie, Alberta, June 1, 2004 in Aspen woods with occasional birch and spruce.
From: Dennis V. Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 07:02:04 -0600. Subject: Sightings. Hi Folks, The morel season is in full flight in the SW corner of Alberta after last years forest fires. The mushroom buyers are on hand and from all indications the crop is plentiful. I have found enough for my own use for the up coming year.
Arkansas:
Sent: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:05:41 -0600. Subject: Arkansas Morel sighting. On Sunday March 21, 2004 found 19 blacks. We haven't had as much rain as usual. They were found in Arkansas by a spring. The mushroom mom
From: "Jim H." Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 09:38:20 -0600. Subject: Arkansas Morels! Found 13 small grays in a yard in Harrison, AR on March 27, 2004. Hope this is a banner year!!!! See brothers Larry, Denny and Don. Beat you again! JH
From: Edmund R. Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:23:27 -0800 (PST). Subject: Arkansas Sightings. March 29, 2004 - found (37) 2-3" blacks/greys? this afternoon, south of Siloam Springs in the Ozark Nat'l Forest along the Illinois River. They were on the end of a long, south-facing ridge.
Sent: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:37:11 -0600. Subject: AR - first morels. First of the year for us...just a little SE of Harrison, AR on Saturday, March 27. I found 4 small gray morels under ash trees and my husband found a large black morel in the woods on top of a ridge. Let the hunting begin! -CK
Sent: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:50:22 -0600. Subject: Arkansas morels. Looked at lots of ash and other trees before finding 6 small grey morels at the base of an ash tree on a sun-warmed ridge top 15 miles north of Clinton, Arkansas, Van Buren County. Thats about a week or so earlier than I expected to see them but the weather has been warmer and wetter than usual. Red buds were just starting to bloom in that area. Jerry L
Sent: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:11:19 -0600. Subject: Arkansas morels. Yesterday, Mar. 30, I found 18 small morels at Arkansas Post, Arkansas Co. in a damp area around sweet gum trees. Spring is a lot more advanced than what I saw in the Ozarks around Clinton this past weekend. Looked around a lot of ash trees here also but found no morels. Jerry L
From: a andrews Sent: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 06:24:35 -0700. Subject: Arkansas Morels. Found 2 small grays while turkey hunting on April 3. NE Arkansas
From: redwing1. Sent: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:05:02 -0500. Subject: MOREL SIGHTINGS ARKANSAS. On March 21, 2004 I found 18 small blacks in northwest Arkansas. We have found morels every day and now are starting to see tan ones. We have picked 638 to date.
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 09:48:24 -0500. Subject: AR Morel Find Near Siloam Springs. The wife and I have been looking each weekend since the 26th of March. Although the hunting conditions in our area look to be nearly perfect the finding has been another story. We went out for a couple of hours after work on April 7th and found a single solitary yellow Morel. It was a beauty, about 3 inches tall, but hardly anything to brag about. I have been using this site for a few years to gauge "when" is the best time to start looking in our area, and to document when we have found the tasty little morsels. ~Scott
From: Joe A. Sent: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 07:18:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: 4 found. I found 4 black morels on 4/8/04 near Highland Ar. and sure were tasty. Going out today to look some more.
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 07:58:51 -0500. Subject: Arkansas morels. Started finding tiny blacks on March 21, 2004. It rained again last night. To date we are now finding tans with a total mushroom count of 638. Happy Hunting! The Arkansas Shroomer.
Sent: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 20:09:03 -0500. Subject: Arkansas Morel Pictures. We've found 766 so far this year. Here are some photos. The first ones were sighted on March 21, 2004. Karen the Arkansas Shroomer
British Columbia, Canada:
Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 08:57:11 -0700. Subject: blacks. Thought you'd like to know, but we found 10 lbs exactly of blacks around Hope, British Columbia in a half day! May 15, 2004. Happy hunting. I'm going back for more! Emily
Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 08:40:12 -0600. Subject: Morels. Monday May 17,2004----- Found approximately 10 pounds of black morels near Cranbrook British Columbia but they are small. Several out hunting them in recent burn areas and getting a few. A Local Yokel.
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 10:31:26 -0700. Kelowna area BC Canada. Black Morels some yellow ones in burn area 20 lbs in an hour I believe that to be awesome picking G from BC
California:
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:25:13 -0800 (PST) Subject: Sighting for 2004. Leroy is out in Oceanside, California. Called today said he found 65 blacks yesterday. Growing in shredded bark used for flower beds and walkways. He tells me that people out there don't seem to be aware of what they are walking past and stepping on.What a shame!!!............Ryn back in Michigan . Congrats to Leroy, this is the first sighting reported for 2004!
Sent: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:12:14 -0800. Subject: California findings. I found the first morels in Corona, Ca in my new landscaping on Feb 1. Picked 60 today. I am floored to find them here. I came from Wyoming originally and we used to pick them in May. We always got washtub-ful pickings every year as a kid. Had not seen them for more that thirty years and to find them in my own yard absolutely blew me away. Wish I knew where the bark mulch came from. Leroy M. Corona Calif.
Sent: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:18:08 -0800. Subject: CA find About the same time Leroy found his black morels in Oceanside (Feb. 17, 2004), a huge one popped up in my yard in San Diego. I live in Tierrasanta, about 7-10 miles inland, due east of Pacific Beach. The mushroom is probably growing from wood chips/root grindings of a star gum that had to be removed from the same yard about a year ago. Wish I knew what to do to encourage an epidemic in my yard! I knew what it was right away, being a native Buckeye. Georganna H.
Sent: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:37:18 -0800. Subject: Beautiful Morels. Today, March 1, 2004, my husband brought home a half bushel of morels he found growing in bark at the job site where he works in Lodi California. His co workers tipped up their noses and asked what he was going to do with them. They wouldn't of said that if they had come to dinner last night. :)Therese
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:36:10 -0800 (PST). Subject: Re: 2004 Sighting. Dear Tom, Leroy was very pleased to hear about his sighting post. We are both very grateful to have the sighting section on your web page. It is very useful to study the differences between years and watch as they begin popping and working their way north each year towards Michigan. I have included a photo from last year that you might find amusing. It was my attempt to be creative to let em get a little bigger......Ryn
Sent: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 16:38:47 -0800. Subject: Morel find. found several yellow morels in Redding California today. From Michael. it is still a little cool but the weather is warming
From: rbnmteddy. Sent: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 17:22:30 -0800. Subject: morrels found. I found 25 gray morrels today in Chula Vista, Ca. They were growing in tree bark mulch that was used in flower beds. I found them while I was waiting in an ATM drive up. I looked down at the flower bed and there they were. The other cars in line thought I was crazy when I jumped out of my truck and started picking them. They had no idea what I was doing.
Sent: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:04:57 EST. Subject: california sighting. These are burn mushrooms, picked N.E. of San Fransisco, 3-20-04. Just a few, just starting. Need Rain! Happy Hunting, Pappion333
Sent: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 21:40:31 -0700 Subject: California fruiting Sighting (barely): In spite of an absurdly dry spring, a few of our fungal friends are popping up in the Sierra Nevadas of California. Easter Day, after all the eggs were found, we embarked on the real hunt, which yielded my first morels of the year. Location, Nevada County, CA, between 4,500 feet and 5,000 feet elev. They were exceedingly sparse in a usually-good area, and very small. This photo is of the largest, with a quarter for scale. Sam Fate L. Nevada Co., CA. 4-11-04
Sent: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 18:47:03 -0700. Subject: early s'rooms. Tom, Tuolumne County California, today I found a nice group of morels at about 5000'. A little earlier, (ten days) than past years, but the weather has been warm and we had a little rain. Good luck to mushroom hunters large and small. Leni
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 20:18:42 -0700. Subject: Musrooms in California. Greg P. June 12, 2004, Santa Barbara, CA. I went to my office today where they just put down a new flower bed of wood mulch. In a small area not more than 20 feet from the buildings were lots of morels. Many were dried up but the ones under the new flowers were still fresh. We brought home 158 and have already had some fried up. Here is a picture. Being from Indiana I would never have dreamed to find them here in California or in mid June.
From: Tony G. Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 14:28:01 -0700. Subject: Morel in Inland Empire. Hi, Yesterday I was just leaving a store in a community outside Claremont, Ca when I spotted a beautiful morel in some wood chips surrounding a small tree. I picked it and we plan to enjoy it tomorrow night. I will never forget the fun of hunting for 'sponge mushrooms' north of Elkhart, Indiana, when we moved there from Chicago in the sixties. Thanks to your website, I guess I have been subconsciously looking for them. Hope to find many more.
Colorado:
Sent: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 06:58:54 -0500. Subject: Morels. I found eight nice size blacks on the 28th of March, and the next time l found 21,again,nice size, this was after a rain the day before.I am located in Southeast Mo. Cape Girardeau, Co. I went again April 4 and only found 2 small blacks. Do you think it is because of really low humidity and no rain? And will they start again after a rain hopfully? I know it's difficult to predict these little rascals but would appreciate your opinion. Thanks, Jean
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 20:44:00 -0600. Subject: Sightings - Colorado. At last! The first morels of the season! With the ground in the Denver area warming up in March, I thought that we would have an early fruiting this year. As is often the case, moma nature tossed a couple of cold fronts at us and everything slowed down. I have been checking a couple of favorite areas along creeks and under narrow-leaf cottonwood almost daily (between snow-storms!) with no luck until today. My favorite areas are still not producing, but when I cut across a field I spotted eight nice sized yellows right there in the middle of the field. There was a small dead cottonwood tree there as well. I even scored some wild asparagus. I will add this location to my memory banks. My guess is that the field gets more sunshine than my usual spots and that the ground has been warmer there. I expect to get finds in my favorite areas within the next 5-8 days. Had a wild asparagus and morel omelet for dinner tonight. Yum! Good forays all! William N.
Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 18:42:53 EDT. Subject: Yellow Morels in my Yard. Denver Colorado. Greetings, just stumbled upon your great website. Thanks. I can report Morels growing in my backyard here within the city of Denver Colorado. My yellow Morels are up to 15 cm's of Cap. I was very amazed to find them. I don't recall seeing them ever before in the yard. Scott F. S.
From: John C. Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 14:05:23 -0400. Subject: Colorado morels. Sad day in CO! Went to my spot near a waterway in Boulder that by this time the past few years had already been producing. I think the heat wave we had in March might have roasted the spores right in the soil. 80's and dry is forecast for the rest of the week with possible rain at night. I'll give it another week before I mourn a lost season...
Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 20:06:55 EDT. Subject: colorado morels. Found 10 large---31/2 to 51/2---golden morels yesterday along the Platte River under large leaved cottonwoods. The soil is very wet after several recent snow and rain storms, but today is very wram and dry with same predicted for next 5 days. These were all prime and located in a warm, sunny, but protected spot. Ellen J.
Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 22:06:55 -0600. Subject: Black Morels - Colorado. It has been an interesting year for morels in Colorado. The yellow morel did not produce big numbers this year and their fruiting started late and ended about 'on time'. My usual spots in Boulder either did not produce at all, or someone else got to them first. I did have decent finds of yellows in grass (next to narrow leaf cottonwood), mostly in places that I had checked, but did not produce well in the past. I started finding Black Morels on May 15th in aspen stands at 7,000 ft. By may 22nd they were producing at 8, 000 ft. to 8,700 ft. but not yet at 9,000 ft. As with the yellows, my best spots did not produce well, but I am now finding them in areas that had just one or two blacks in the past. This year, look where pasque flower is in bloom and aspen leaves are between the size of a dime and a quarter. I'm not having much luck where aspen leaves are the size of a half dollar and larger. William W.
Connecticut:
Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 16:32:21 -0400. Subject: Yellow Morels in CT. Ridgefield, CT. On May 1st found 15 yellow morels at the base of 3 old apple trees in our back yard. Nice way to start the month! -Linda
From: EDWIN W. Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 17:19:05 -0700 (PDT). Subject: morel mania. I have found some in Danielson Ct. on 05/06/04
Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 14:27:59 GMT. Subject: Conneticut reporting in! Found these lovelies popping up in tight proximity in our very damp mossy, shaded front yard in New Canaan, CT, alongside a mulched (landscaped) area, day after rain hit us. best, P-
England:
Sent: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:50:22 +0100. Subject: Re Mysterious Mush room. I belive this is a Morel mushroom. i live in Sussex England and found it in my garden thuis evening. What can you tell me about this strange beast? Moira. Hello Moira, I believe what you have is a morchela semilibra other wise known as the half-free morel
Dear Tom, It certainly looks a lot like that one but I couldn't be sure the mushroom I found is definitely the morchela semilibra Firstly the cap is larger than the stem part and the stem is smooth and pasta coloured Also my mushroom looks to be much bigger. I am sending anoyther picture. Cheers Moira. I'm reasonably sure it is a semilibera as it has true pits and ridges on the cap, stem is hollow, and the cap overhangs the stem. The only alternative is that it is a morchella elata (black morel). I could tell more if more of the stem were present, as typically the stem is much longer in relation to the cap than the other morchellas. Or, if you were to slice the mushroom in half to view the interior.
Georgia:
Sent: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 05:10:08 EST. Subject: morel finds. My first Georgia Morel of the season was found today, a small 1 1/2" Morchella deliciosa. It is so dry here, but they are trying! I received several reports today, including two of my Georgia shroom buddies, with some results as well. The season is starting to get pumped up! A photo is attached. Chris M.
Sent: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 15:16:15 -0500. Subject: Georgia Morels. Hey Tom, Found my first 3 black morels of the season here in Middle Georgia. Small one's only about 2-3 inches tall. It has been very dry conditions, and pretty warm, high 70's lower 80's. I found them near large ash trees on a slope. Hoping for more rain this week. The cherry blossoms are in full swing and everything is coming to life. Jody
Sent: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:04:14 EST. Subject: morels. Tom, I wanted to let you know, that despite the dry weather, some of us over here in Georgia, have found a few! Just a few! It will not be a good year here so I look forward in traveling northward. -Chris M
Idaho:
Sent: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:30:43 -0700. Subject: Idaho Sightings. Saturday, April 10, 2004: Finally found 11 small yellows poking out from a west facing hill in North Idaho. Temps have been high 60's in the days and low 40's at night. Spring rain hitting this week and starting to warm up! Michelle
From: studley. Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 14:50:58 -0600. Subject: has anyone reported morel sightings in eastern idaho yet?
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:26:53 -0500. Subject: Idaho. Hi, I was wondering if perhaps you knew of any close places where I can morel hunt here in the Boise Idaho area? My husband and I hunted up in Yakima Washington and found so MANY! It was great fun. I miss hunting them. Thanks. Debra K. M.
Illinois:
From: "Mikey" Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 15:54:55 -0600 (Central Standard Time). Subject: SHROOMS! I found three black's today,in Hardin County, near the Eichorn area,They were growing on the edge of a gravel road,They were growing out of the gravel/dirt,too small to find any in the leaves. Mike,Elizabethtown, IL.
Sent: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 11:35:47 -0600. Found a handful of approx. 1" blacks in the southern tip of Illinois (across the Ohio River from Kentucky) today. They were under some leaves while raking behind the shed...Hope this is a sign of a good year! Robert L. - Metropolis, IL
Phone report: Cliff from Salem, IL called to let us know he found 15 small black morels within the city limits on Sat., 03/27/04.
From: Andrew K. Sent: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 18:12:15 -0600. Subject: morel find. Found 15 gray/black mushrooms on March 28, 2004 near Effingham, Illinois. Size ranged from .75" to 2.5" tall.
From: dwight w. Sent: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 19:32:12 -0800. Subject: mushrooms found. On 29 March, 2004 at 4:40pm outside of Girard, Illinois which is in Macoupin County, I went mushrooming hunting as I always do in the spring. I got my old trusty mushrooming stick out of the corner of the garage that I always take with me. My wife calls it my lucky mushroom stick. Not really expecting to find anything, I took off to trust my luck and my sticks luck. After tramping through the woods for about twenty minutes lo and behold there at the base of the dead elm was a sight that I had been hoping for but hadn't really expected to see. There were two little gray mushrooms. Looking around some more while standing as still as i could for fear of stepping on any more, I found two more. There were three about the size of a nickel and one about the size of a large pencil eraser. That was all that I found although I went to some more spots that I usually find grays. I guess that it is kind of early but they are on the way. Get ready for what I hope is going to be a good year.
From: John and Rosie Sent: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:23:08 -0600 (CST). Subject: Shrooms!!!! We found 19 blacks on 03/25/04 and 39 on 03/27/04. We live in Southern Il. near Shawnee National Forest. I also found 19 tiny morels yesterday, they are in someones back yard here in town. It will be hard not to pick them when they get bigger. Hell it was hard to leave them there yesterday. Good Luck fellow shroomers.
From: jonesy Sent: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:45:47 -0600. Subject: too early! Well here in East Alton ,Il its still too early. Mayapples are just popping, I cant help looking anyway. Maybe by next week or so. Goodluck everyone!
Phone Report: Jay from Sangamon County reports finding 5 small gray morels growing in moss on Monday, 03/30/04. Jay says he listens to farm reports for soil temperature. When it stays above 52 degrees for three nights in a row, he starts looking. The farm reports give soil temperature at a depth of 4"
Darrel from near Galesburg called to tell us he found a small black morel 1.5" tall on 03/30/04. This is a new record for him as his previous earliest find was on 03/31/98, the year of El Nino. We've kept track of Darrel's first finds for several years now. This is what we have written down: 4/10/93, 4/13/94, 4/13/95, 4/15/96 (in a snowstorm!), 3/31/98, 4/03/99. 03/30/04.
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 19:18:05 -0600. Subject: mushrooms. Hello to mushroom hunter's. Found my first ones on April 1, 04 they are are the black one - five in half hour. yes in central Macoupin, Co.out side of the county seat to the south. Good hunting !!! OTTMAN
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 10:59:06 EST. Subject: morels in will county. hi, i was just wondering if anyone could tell me when to start looking in southern will county? i live close to the kankakee river and area strip mines. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks, tracy. Tracy, Here's some info that might help http://www.morelmania.com/400301.html
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 16:22:39 -0600. Subject: soil temp info. Hey hi- - Thought I'd forward this: The Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS), a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, is now providing three daily maps on the Web ( http://www.sws.uiuc.edu/warm/soiltemp.asp ) that show soil temperatures across Illinois. The maps, updated by 9 a.m. each day, are based on continuous observations of soil temperatures at selected Illinois Climate Network sites. Scott, McHenry County. Thanks Scott. To all, check Jay's report above from Monday 03/30/04.
Sent: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 11:45:51 EST. Subject: morels. nancy from christian county illinois found seven nice sized blacks today friday the 2nd of april. will enjoy them tonight. gona go back out now to find the rest of them. happy hunting.
Sent: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 22:55:04 -0800. Subject: Alabama. Extremely dry but found 2 black morels on 4/3/04 near Huntsville. A friend found 5 whites near the Tenn. River west of Athens Alabama. Dick C.
Sent: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 09:13:27 -0500. Subject: My first find 2004. Hey Tom, Well its that time of year again. These pretty little shrooms were found April 2, 2004. Were found in Murphysboro, IL (Southern Illinois, Jackson County) Happy Hunting, Phillip and Dan E.
From: barry g. Sent: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 16:36:01 -0700 (PDT). Subject: 3 Little Greys in Belleville. Just wanted to let you know, I just found three little greys in Belleville. We're supposed to get rain over the next couple of days, as long as we get some warm weather, it will be time!
From: melanie s. Sent: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 17:43:28 +0000. Subject: shrooming. Well, I finally found some! Three little greys, right in my own backyard, wont be long now. Good luck everyone, East alton ill.
Phone report: 04/07/04. Justin A. reported finding 7 small grays near Wood River in Madison County
For Chicago area mushroomers: Tom Nauman of Morel Mania will appear on CLTV at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, 04/08/04. They didn't tell me what they wanted to discuss. But I think it has something to do with morel mushrooms.
From: wes and delana. Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 19:01:28 -0500 Subject: Find Report. Just found my first mushrooms of the year. YAY!!! Found 2 blacks about 2 inches tall. Very fresh and light in color. Hard to see! They were found in Clark County Illinois, close to Clarksville, IL. Happy Hunting.
Sent: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 23:56:42 -0400. Subject: ARE THE MUSHROOMS OUT YET ? To Whom This May Concern : I was happy to see your site. I live in Florida & I am planning on going back to Illinois this year to mushroom hunt. I haven't got to go mushroom hunting, since 1986, when I moved down here. I have missed it so ....... much ! I just talked to a friend in Carbondale, who said they were out, but my friend who I am going to stay with lives in Danville. They aren't out there yet. The question is ................ Will it be too late if I don't get to Danville until April 26th ? Should I get there the week of April 18th ? Will any be out first of May ? Thank U Very Much for any information, that you can send me. Good luck mushroom hunting this year ! Sincerely, Judy J. O : - ) Be Safe ! Be Well ! Be Happy ! This reply is written on April 18 due to our email problems. I'm sorry I couldn't respond sooner. I would stick with your original plan of April 26. Most of the Midwest is poised for a great morel season . . . once we get some rain. From the reports on this page, most people are finding small greys - and they are few and far between. If you found 300 of them, it might fill a coffee can. The weatherman is predicting periodic rain for the next 10 days. Danville is supposed to receive rain beginning tonight and the chance for further rain daily through Wednesday. The daytime temperatures are a little on the warm side, but we had 30 degrees overnight a week ago. The rains should cool things down which will help extend the season. If you are still planning to be here the 26th, I think your timing may be perfect. By the time the 26th gets here, the ground should be moist and the morels will have some nice size to them. That is, of course, providing the weatherman is correct.
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 21:44:37 -0500. Subject: SHROOMS! Here's 7 I got this afternoon. Southwest facing hill down near creek in Fairview Heights, Il.. Uplands too dry. Need rain and warm temps but we're supposed to get a shower on Friday and then it turns much cooler. My earliest is March 15th about 8 years ago and my latest were April 16 about 15 years ago. I consider the 10th as normal so we're about on track. Happy hunting everyone!! Larry in Fairview Heights Illinois.
From: don a. Sent: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 20:37:55 -0500. Subject: First sighting Kickapoo, Illinois-April 7, 2004 at 5:00 pm. Mike H. and boys find 15 small grey mushrooms today. Even Grandpa Don found a very small one! Grandson Josh took a magnifying glass to help him out. We are talking "nanotech-mushrooms". Kickapoo
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 09:21:48 -0500. Subject: Morel pictures. Found in southern Il. on April 8th. I`d say they are ready. John and Rosie.
Sent: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 17:31:40 -0500. Subject: shrooms. Got 33 grays (4 over 3 inches) on the 9th and 2 small grays on the 10th in Fairview Heights. Need rain and warmth. South facing hills only. Good Luck everybody and hide those stumps. Larry in Fairview
From: KENT W., Sent: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 06:54:55 -0500 Subject: sightings Found 9 small greys on south slope near creek on April 10th, in Warren County near Monmouth. Also found 1 grey in macon county on April 8th-kc
04/13/04: Magnolia Report: Our son, Josh, found 32 small greys on Easter Sunday, April 11, in Putnam County. They were about 30 feet up the side of a south facing slope in an area that always pro early. The largest was a half-inch tall. He left them to grow. However, we woke up this morning to a temperature of 30 degrees, so they may be victims of frostbite. Our area is in need of rain to really bring the season on. The weatherman is not predicting any moisture until Sunday, April 18 and that's only a 30% chance.
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:07:16 -0700 (PDT). Subject: nothin yet. North East Will county checked all the usual spots nothing. If we dont get rain soon they will be far and few. Never seen the woods so dry this time of year! JDL
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 06:19:00 EDT. Subject: They're Here!!! Bureau Junction-Bureau County-Illinois We are actually early-by about 10 days- but we found two blacks on 4-14-04. We checked all our ususal spots but those two lonely shrooms were all to be found. Supposed to rain this weekend-maybe next week will be more friutful. Debi & Janie
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 08:54:11 -0400. Subject: IL Mushroom Sighting. Neil and Craig from Athens found about 20 grays on Saturday, April 10th. Most were only 1" tall, but about 5 were 2"+.
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:05:56 -0500. Subject: White morels. My shrooming buddy and I found 42 white morels yesterday, April 14. Found the first batch of 28 east of Duquoin and found the rest west of Duquoin. Found in heavy walking strip hills. Most were fresh but some were wind blown burnt at top. Still good though. Haven't found any blacks in two weeks. I guess it's over for them. Charlie from Duquoin, IL
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 15:53:14 -0500 (EST)/ We found 4 small greys today, a little ahead of last year. We need some heat & rain!!! Southeast Iroquois County 6 miles from the Indiana state line. Good Luck to all you shroomers!!!! We want more in 2004!!! Will P.
Sent: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 12:46:13 -0500. Subject: Annual Southern Illinois Trip. My husband and I were in far Southern Illinois (Perry, Jackson, Union & Alexander counties) on April 10-13th to look for morels. I am sad to say that this was the worst year we have ever hunted in the Shawnee and surrounding public lands since we started to do this seriously 4 years ago. Good producing areas had at best 1/3 of the usual mushrooms we find (blacks, grays and yellows). We found only 6-7 half free's total which is very bizarre because one area in particular that usually produces lots of half frees (hey, they make great soup and sauces) had none, zero. I would guess we came home with 5-6 pounds after some very hard work looking at 5-6 different spots every day. Blacks were the most common mushroom we found and one area that is always a reliable yellow producer had only 5 big ones, with 4 being pretty dried up. All of the other hunters we spoke to moaned about not finding any or finding just a few, so I don't think our experience this year was unique. FYI - Everywhere we found morels goldenseal was in bloom - the surrounding trees were mostly beech, maple, sycamore, hickory and oak. We found some down low and some up high on ridges, so there wasn't pattern of finding some mostly in one place over the other. The Shawnee is bone dry right now - many creeks that we usually had to look for a good crossing at were dry or had just a trickle of water but it was dry last year when we went down, too. I am guessing that the unusually cold snap that lasted for awhile has seriously slowed morel fruiting to a near standstill. I am sure hoping that the Northern Illinois season does not suffer the same fate. We will send a post regarding our finds near home when we start looking up here. Happy trails to all! Uncle Korspe and Mama Doe :)
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 23:45:43 -0500. Subject: 10 yellow morels in Illinois. Easter Sunday we found 10 yellow morels in Perry County. I know it seems too early for them, but this spot usually produces them so early that we end up finding them too late and they are too far gone, so we hit it early this year and it worked. We sure enjoyed eating them Sunday evening. Going back this weekend. Maybe more have popped up, but with the wind and no rain I kind of doubt it. See ya in the woods. ;-) Taxshedermist and Gumpa
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:31:37 -0500. Went hunting on 4/14 - found very small grays and some yellows - really need more rain. Found them in Cass county, IL.. Teresa
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 11:42:18 -0500. Subject: morel sighting. hi tom, my name is adam d., and i live in marquette hieghts. i was out yesterday showing my dad where i found a buch last year on his property near hopedale il. we were only there for about five minutes and found several small greys under a dying elm tree. only about an inch and a half tall, but encouraging. thanks, adam d.
From: Jeff L. Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 13:04:37 -0600. My co-worker and I went today at lunch at work and found 45 morels, about half grays and half small yellow ones. Some were a little dry on top. Found these in central Madison County, Illinois
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:07:45 -0700. Subject: Illinois. Found 7 small grey's this morning in our neighbors DRIVEWAY !! 4-46-04 Gary R., Peoria, Il.
From: Jeanette M. K. Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 11:20:04 -0500. Subject: first 4. this is my second year hunting and so far I have found four grays. I found them in Northern Adams county IL,half mile from Hancock county. The first two I found on 4/13, one on the 14th , and the forth one on the north side on fri.15. It was a very warm day that day. They seamed to have more of a yellow on the outer ridges of the pores, the inside of the pores where gray. Three of them where on a SE slope sunny area, the fourth one I found on the north side of the hill about half way up. Hopefully we will get some rain soon, very dry out. PS. what are half trees?
From: karen h. Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 10:49:58 -0700 (PDT). John F. & his mushroom partner, Jim D. from Abingdon, Illinois found 55 medium sized grey in their usual secret place near two dead elms.
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:03:15 -0500. Subject: sighting. Sat. 4/17/04 7:00 pm. Our favorite early spot. 20 min. drive north of Peoria Il. 56 grays. From half inch tall to a few 2 inchers. They looked to be fresh in the morning but the 80 plus degree temps had some burned on top. good luck. Reed family
From: tres. Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 23:01:39 EDT. Subject: mushrooms in Peoria. Wow, I can't believe that someone found mushrooms in the Peoria area. My hat's off to you! I have been looking, there are none to be found in my area. I watered one of my early areas tonight, maybe someone will pop up tomorrow. It has been so dry here, we are really late. OVO!
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 22:50:12 -0500. Subject: Morels. In Southern-Central Illinois, walked the woods for 4 hours, on Sat, the 17th. Spots that normally yield lots of nice yellows and grays, are bearing almost nothing, it's way too dry, and the woods is getting thick and green, if we do get rain, it will be almost impossible to see anything but the big yellows, and that's a long shot. Please let it rain so we have a chance to find a few.....Norm in St. Clair County.
Sent: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 20:39:30 -0500. Subject: morels. perry, co ill. found 35 friday mostly dried, need rain bad. Mainly grays and a few yellows. If it rains bring a tote sack. THE JUVENILE
From: jane m. Sent: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 22:21:04 -0500. Subject: burns and such hey Tom, I live in northeastern Illinios and there is an open woodland that has had a control burn in it this past winter. It is flat to gently rolling sloping to a river and consists primarily of maple, but contains some oaks and a few scattered dead elms. what will the affect be on the shrooms this spring from the light burn? Would I have to wait till next year to see the area produce shrooms and where would be the best places to look? Some areas have heavy ClAY SOILS AND OTHERS HAVE A SANDY LOAM. how would this, coupled with ph affect the shrooms. And do morels ever grow in areas that are partially flooded in early spring, like the river bottoms in this area? appreciate any help.
From: HUNTER. Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 20:36:37 EDT. Subject: 4/19/04 report from Cook County. 4/19/04 report. Southern Cook County: just for kicks went to my favorite haunt at lunch. Found 2 grey morels both firm from dryness. First about 3" with top discolored from dryness and the second was 1 1/4" and also dry. They both came from the south side of the woods in a grassy but open area. Many elms had been thinned out last summer-presumably from Dutch Elm or Elm Yellow disease. Please put a spot on the map-BTW this area usually produces around Mother's Day. We also need rain badly here. Of interest, polypores are progressing nicely on the stumpage.
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:36:40 -0500. Subject: Illinois-any hope?. 4/19/04 I have been looking for morels seriously for five years now just south east of St. Louis in Monroe county Illinois and this year is by far the worst season. I have found about 15 all together. My normal hot spots are barely producing and the mushrooms I've found are very small, no taller than 1.5". This has been an extremely dry spring which probably explains the bad season. We are expecting rain for the next week, I know its late but could this late spring rain spawn a new crop worth looking for? Tim, Columbia, Il
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:52:54 -0500. Subject: Found 11 small greys Morels Sunday April 18, 2004. Found 11 small greys in Tazewell County. Need rain. Hard to find but enjoyable. BAW - Washington, IL
From: Kelzdad. Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:01:43 EDT. Subject: Pike County Find 4-16-04. Found 8 small blacks on Friday. The hillside really didn't look ready, mayapples barely pushing through, trifoils just breaching. Deer ticks were very active though! Should be great this week.
From: Catcraziladi. Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:49:14 EDT. Subject: tres. in peoria i wish you'd water my favorite spots too. lol. i cant find any in peoria county either.
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 07:20:14 -0500. Subject: There's Out There in Illinois. Went shrooming yesterday with cousin to usual spot, wasn't expecting to find too much since we are really dry, but we were surprised, found about 50 between us ranging from 1/2"-3". They were pretty dry but we are expecting rain this week so they should be popping up great after that. It was around Peoria/Bloomington area, trying not to give too much away. Happy Shrooming!!!! Amy
It is our great pleasure to announce that Mr. Taylor Lockwood of Mendocino, California will be our special guest speaker at the Friday night Open House on April 30 at the Illinois State Morel Mushroom Hunting Championship and Spongy Fungi Festival in Magnolia, IL. Mr. Lockwood travels the world to photograph mushrooms (he's just returned from Borneo and Australia). Visit his website at www.fungiphoto.com His photos will amaze you.
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:44:59 -0500. Subject: central illinois big yellows are starting. Found 80 3" very nice yellow morels east of white hall Il, been very dry found them in the bottoms, had heavy rain last night so this weekend should be prime, go get em. Larry H.
Magnolia and other Central Illinois areas received a much needed rain on Tuesday 04/20/04. About a half-inch, nice, gentle, soaking kind of rain. "Nuf said.
From: Brian B. Sent: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 03:59:19 +0000. Subject: morels in central Hancock county Illinois. My buddy and I finally found some morels on the 17th. there was a brief rain the night before, just enough. all together we found 27. surprisingly there was a patch of 13 small greys, none more than two inches tall on the bottom part of a ravine almost completely obstructed by leaves. The day after, the 18th, we found 5 yellows on a ridge, then some false morels (elephant ears) and one little grey, no more than an inch tall next to the false morels. Today, the 19th, we found 16 greys in a pine needle bed near a sawed up elm tree and two completely dried up yellows about 15 feet away. let it rain let it rain.
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:20:32 -0500. Subject: Sighting. I'm excited to say that we found about 15 small grays on 4/18/04 in McLean County. The tallest was approximately 1 inch. We are hopeful that the rain and forecasted temperatures will improve the seasons production! Happy hunting to all! Jennifer
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 04:56:35 -0700 (PDT). Subject: shrooms!!!!!!!! Bring on the rains in Mason County. Hi everyone, my friend Tammy and I go out every year and thank god we got rain last night. We have found small greys and a few yellows . Altogher we have found over 4 lbs but it has been hard. My prissy sister found one 4 inch yellow in her high heals and and had to show it off to us. Well I'm off to the timbers for the big find today I hope! good luck to all , Pamela Mason County, IL ps. Everyone Who has seen my morel maniac shirt loves it!!!!!!! told them where to get one of there own
From: tres. Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 21:42:57 EDT. Subject: They are here! He He! What a fun night, they are here. TRES OOOPS, I forgot Peoria County
From: ronald b. Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 20:59:03 -0500. Subject: morels in central illinois. Found 38 greys this afternoon in the Hanna City area west of P-Town. Had a little shower but it is still very dry. Rain forecasted for thur. and fri. Good luck shroomers.
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 08:43:43 -0500. Subject: WE FOUND MORELS YELLOWS AND GREYS. Hi Tom, We are in Central Illinois Macoupin County. We went to Tenn, Georgia last week hunting. Found very few. We got home on the 20th and went to our narmal places and found 75 gtreys and yellows. Very dry out there and a lot of our big ones were dry. My husband found 1 with the top the size of a baseball and the stump was only 3" tall. We found a lot of fresh greys that were about 4 " tall. It's very dry but they are out there. By this time last year we had found over 1000 of these beauties. We are heading out again this morning and will let you know how we do and I will send some pics. Keep looking they are out there and it helps to have a man that knows how and where to hunt these delicacies. Happy hunting, Christine & Bobo.
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 21:18:43 -0500. Subject: more morels found. hi tom, adam d. again. found these greys in about an hour in the rain that we had on tuesday. all were found under dying elms, but i really had to look to find them. I picked these by my house in marquette heights in tazewell county. i also got a call today from my buddy brian who was out at jubilee college state park to day and picked about 2 lbs. of greys from an old hedge row that always produces for us. thanks again and good luck to all. adam d.
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 07:41:28 -0500. Subject: Finally found some! Three of us took to the woods Apr. 21 in Shelby County to check out the regular spots and much to our delight found about 50 altogether. Some were grays and some were yellow. Mostly grays and most were in the 1 1/2" range of size although I won for smallest, about 1/4". Mostly south side lower, a few on upper east side. Tammy, and buddies.
From: Sally K. Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:20:39 -0500. Subject: morels found 2 grays yesterday in DeKalb county-nice size but no others in the area yet
From: Aunt Nell. Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 18:31:52 -0500. Subject: morels. found 2 small greys under the apple tree today in Lasalle Co. IL
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:11:02 -0700 (PDT). Subject: morels found lasalle cty. found in north west lasalle county in marseilles after a verry warm and dry spring it finally rained here 3/4 on tue apr 20. i found 2# of small greys and yellows on the 21st after checking my best spots. seen 4 others in nearby woods and they had found none. its still early and we need more rain. the scrub in the woods is taller than usual due to the warm weather will make the shrooms harder to find. good luck brandon in marseilles.
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 19:30:35 -0500. Subject: Morels. Just went out to my favorite spot in Grundy County IL. Picked up 84 morels. 85% greys and the rest yellows. Looks like a good year. Jim K.
From: Monica B. Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 06:23:58 -0500. Subject: Mushroom Find. Found about 30 little grey's and 11 elephant ears in Cass Co. In. Need more warm weather! Also we're attending the mushroom fest. this weekend at Mansfield, In. hope to have some luck. Any info on the elephant ears, also known as Beefsteak, or Reds? Read lots of things about these, and even though I have eaten them before, they seem to be a little questionable??? Try Dr. Michael Kuo's page on false morels mushroomexpert.com "If it's reddish - you could be deadish. If it ain't hollow - don't swallow. If it's wavy - don't make gravy.
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 13:41:44 -0500. Subject: Mushroom finds. Where are the mushrooms? Went out everyday this week and found 24 small greys and yellows south of Effingham,IL.Latest I have ever found them.None where I always find them. Is it early or do you think the season passed us by? Pug
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 06:29:34 -0500. Subject: Morels are up in northern illinois. Hello, This is SPONGE from somewhere near Pecatonica. I went out yesterday afternoon 4/23/04 and found 96 morels. About 1 1/2 pounds. Mostly yellows, but did get a dozen or so greys. Found most of the bunch around 1 tree. They were 1-2 inches tall. Still kind of early around here. I'm guessing sometime after May 6th to be the best time to pick. Called my hunting partners Bruce the Stump & Coyote Man to rub it in last night.
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 10:12:24 -0500. Subject: morels. First findings of year I found 6lbs in about 30min on a south east facing slope in an open mossy & grassy area mostly yellow's in Rock Island county IL going to another honey spot just thought i would share. Randy B. See you next week at the festival!!
From: Markalt. Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 12:33:31 EDT. Subject: morel. here is picture found in peoria . yellow medium size on 4/24/04 found no gray ones but didn't find abudance. so i dont know if this is going to be a great year
Nan M. Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 15:43:09 -0500. Subject: Big yellow are coming!! Do little and Big Al found 12 big yellow and about 25 grey. They are coming on now with the big yellows. Will soon need a gunny sack to haul them out. Found in Vermilion County April 24th. HAVE A GOOD ONE
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 16:46:34 EDT. Subject: tough year. Ok ...this has not been a great year AT ALL.. but since the 18th of April I have found 30 itty bitty gray ones in a maybe a 6 ft circle patch, some in moss, in my back yard ( 23 in one day, then one or two each day I've looked, prolly ones i missed from the first day, hehehe ..in Germantown Hills, IL in Woodford county...last weekend I was in Southern IL in Johnson county for my annual morel quest and its SO FAR its been the worst year ever, according to my uncle who has hunted for 65 years, (found maybe 40 lil ones over 2 days). I also hit a ever producing area in Peoria county last night an got Skunked!!!!...Its rainin now so they better be a poppin here soon...good luck hunters..if yer in my area maybe ya'll could draw me a map of where yer findin em...Scarlett
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 21:06:15 -0500. Subject: Morel Question. Date, April 24, 2004 St. Clair County, IL. Even though the rain has been light- less then 1" for the entire month, I finally found 5 fresh yellows along an almost vertical stream bank. Does anyone know if in a year like this, where the weather conditions have been unfavorable- dry and cool, do the morel spores just not come up at all, or will they wait until the right conditions exist??? We generally find morels around 4/15. I wish you all better luck up north where the rains have been heavier. Barbara
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 22:30:46 EDT. Subject: Bloomington Ill. After a long few weeks they finally have arrived April 22 found 3 to 4 lbs of grays. MMMMMM and are they good. Some showed some frost bite but many of them were in excellent condition. Hope to have a great season fingers crossed have had the rain Now we will see what the sun will do. Happy hunting Bryan K In Bloomington
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 17:22:01 -0500. 04-23-04. Found one 2 inch yellow in a proven spot, all other spots are yet to produce(I hope) DEWITT County, Kurt.
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 18:10:41 -0500. Subject: 4/25/04 Illinois. Me and a friend went out today and found thirty yellows in about two hours. twenty were pretty small, it looks like they just popped up from the last three days of rain we had. This is the latest I have ever found them. I think it will be prime pickin for the next four or five days. It seems like the season was pushed back about two weeks due to the weather. Tim, Monroe county, Illinois
From: Martina R. Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:09:12 -0500. Subject: There's one! Hi, Mr. T, Found my first morel in Kankakee County this morning--beautiful little grey about 2.5 inches tall and 1 inch across, with just the faintest reddish brown highlights. I didn't look further because I was in something of a hurry, but one was all I needed anyway. For me, the idea or words "There's one!" is not too far behind "He is risen!!" as my all-time favorites. See you Friday. God Bless! 8)M. Congrats to Ms. M!!!! You must have had some excellent teachers (I'll always remember your "First Sighting". For those of you attending the Open House at Magnolia on April 30, Say thanks to Martina - she's cooking the soup.
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:36:30 -0500. Subject: morels are here. southern vermilion county illinois. 4/23/04 friday afternoon. what a good day to be in the woods. wet and warm. nice size greys are up and the yellow's are chasing them. found several good sizes of both. looking for some wetter wheather and solid sunshine this week. can't wait to see you all this weekend in Magnolia! Lori K
From: Martin P. Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:21:42 -0500. Subject: 5 found In LaSalle county 5 found 4-26-04, largest was about 4" cap to root with bottom of cap 2" across, smallest was about 2 1/4" tall with 3/4 inch bottom of cap.
From: SFR. Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:38:03 EDT. Subject: More sad news. Two experienced hunters spent 4 hours Sunday, April 25 near Vandalia in Fayette Co. and found only 22 morels weighing less than a lb. total. Some beautiful fresh whites, but only a few. Heavy grass & weeds made things tough. Seems season turned upside down, confused and all but over. Not enough rain or warmth. Good luck up North.
Sent: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:45:09 EDT. Subject: morel hunting. Hello, have been hunting morels for about 20 years. I live in Rockford, Illinois and do most of my hunting in northwest and northcenteral Illinois. Went to Kettle Moraine last year and picked A TON of morels up there. I mean, there are a ton of dead elms and ALWAYS had morels around them. That trip was a no brainer. However, the weather, as you know, has been a little cool. We, my family (wife, son who is 4 and my daughter who is 8 months) and I have a another trip planned for the first week in May back up to Kettle Moraine. But I am concered that the Morels wont be as thick as last year due to the weather. The trip the year prior was so much fun because my son was even able to find about 10 lbs in 2 days on his own. My wife has suggested to go south this year, but I have no idea where (besides Pope county Il) Do you have any ideas you are able to share with me as far as LARGE parks we could vist and hunt morels? I'm am not asking for specifics, just a possible point in the right direction. I am willing to travel up to 6-7 hours. Thanx for any info, Corey B. PS: bought one of your Shroom bags at Gander Mountain for my dads birthday, he loves it.
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 01:07:35 -0500. Subject: Illinois sighting: Jo Daviess County (Galena). April 27: Jo Daviess County, Illinois, about 8 miles Southeast of Galena: FINALLY! We found 14 average-sized greys along the edge of a hay field, just inside the treeline... this spot was one of my best spots last year, but was fruitless the three years prior to that... I will send along photographs sometime this weekend! Rory and Jason: Stay off my property, scumbags! Remember, my Mom still gets 50% of anyone's haul from our land, so quit poachin'! -OTIS (you know who I am).
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:31:42 -0500. Subject: Mushrooms. April 26 hunted for 3 hrs hard & close in Fulton county in two locations. Good territory but few mushrooms. Even found those yellows so badly decomposed already that they had gone bad. Also found couple of giants. Vegetation already too high. Not sure the season is not already over. J. Hart
From: Janet D. Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:38:31 -0500. Subject: sightings of greys. I found some greys this last Sunday (April 25) in northern Illinois. Didn't get out to look for blacks. Good size; about 3-4 inches. Lots of rain and some sun should bring up the rest.
Sent: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:35:08 -0500. Subject: MORELS. Found 63 yallers in DeKalb county Saturday April 26. 61 around one dead elm. My best "Mother-Lode" yet. Mostly 2" to 3". J. Todd H.
Sent: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 22:04:23 -0500. Subject: Morel Mushrooms. Been hunting in tazwell county, in Illinois. Yesterday my dauther Heather found 42 Yellows&grays. All were 2-3 inches tall. I only found ( 4 ). Guess it's my old eyes!!!!!! But it is only going to get better. Mike O. Good luck to all.
From: Ken M. Sent: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:49:57 -0500. Subject: Illinois Morel Law Update. Tom, There is good news for the Illinois Mushroom hunters!!! A new law is expected to be passed in June which will allow the legal collection of morels in State Parks and forest Preserves. Most officers look the other way now but I ran into one last year that confiscated my 20+ lbs and wrote me a $75.00 ticket. This law will be to late for this year but will give us the "green light" for next!! Finally someone in Springfield got some common sense. Ken aka whitetailsheds Hi Ken, Thanks for reporting. I'm sorry about your loss (and I don't mean the money). We will keep everyone posted about the change in the law. As I understand it, each park will have its own set of rules. This is because some parks allow turkey hunting (so no shrooming 'til afternoon), have steep cliffs, or some other logical reason to not let us shroomers in. Probably won't be legal this year but a lot of us from Illinois are Cub Fans and know the meaning of the term "wait 'til next year!
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 20:41:00 -0700 (PDT). Subject: Morel Mushrooms. I found a few today. Knox County Illinois. Now all I need is a few Crappies or Blue Gills. Dave
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 05:06:30 -0700 (PDT). Subject: Illinois Morels. I went out to proven spot in southern Cook County yesterday (4-28). Pulled 3 lbs of large whites in about 45 min. All were on South facing hills low near water. Some had tops burned as they had been up awhile. Others were just popping. Largest was size of my hand and smallest around 1". There here!!!!! Good luck Chicago Shroomers!! SpongeKenDirtyPants
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 23:34:26 -0500. Subject: ref Shrooms in Illinois. Drove my Hummer down on the bottoms of the Mackinaw River today, Found LARGE amounts of Yellow, and Blacks, the Blacks being Burnt up Ones. Happy Hunting. Come to El Paso I'LL buy ya a beer at Topsy's or a dance a Kappa. Jack P.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 01:50:54 -0500. Subject: mushrooms found. i went mushrooming in northwestern warren county IL on saturday april 4th and found one yellow. I went to western Peoria County on same day and found 6 pounds yellows and grays. Sunday April 25th went to same in Peoria County and found approx. a pound gave up early headed west to warren county and decided to stop in northwestern fulton county IL approx. London Mills area and found 8 pounds total, both yellows and grays and am continuing to find them in London Mills. why can i not find them a half hour west in warren county. Dan T. Little York IL. I used to hunt Marshall, Putnam, and Knox counties in the same year and Knox always seemed to be about a week before the Marshall-Putnam area. My best guess is that there's something different in the soil. Or maybe the terrain from the river makes a difference.
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 13:46:10 -0500. Went out Sunday, April 25 in Putnam County and only got a dozen morels. But I went out on Thursday April 29 and hit the jackpot. I found 45 beautiful morels in just one hour (my lunch hour) In north LaSalle. So look out this weekend, they should be all over. The undergrowth is really getting thick so it takes a lot of patience to find them. Good luck! King Richard
Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 20:28:54 EDT. Subject: Northern Illinois Sighting Kane/Cook County 5/1/2004. May 1, 2004, 4pm, Kane/Cook County Sighting, after looks for 5 minutes, 6, 1-2 inch grey's found in same area as we found 40 last year, in area with several dead elms. It was the first time we had looked this year, so yes, tomorrow you know what we will be doing. Two had their tops burnt, so they had been up for awhile. We had light rain showers today, but low tonight of 40. As it gets warmer let's plan of a good year for yellow 's 4 to 5 inches. Jay from Barrington
Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 11:44:47 -0500. Subject: lack of morels. This is Larry in St. Clair Co. (Fairview Heights). I hope all you folks up North who got the rains we missed savor every last morel. It's been terrible here. My worst year before this was 2001, when I got only 1875. This year I had 300. It was too dry early, and too cool later. Yeah, maybe those Cubs will win this year, and then we can all have shrooms after after hell melts. Larry K
From: mingo. Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 14:20:46 -0600. Subject: Pictures for you from the Marshall/Putnam County line, Illinois. I bet the one on the far left didn't taste very good. Where's my boots???????
Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 21:55:47 -0500. Subject: Found some yellows today. May 2nd These are the two biggest yellows out of the ones I found today. Rock Island County, Illinois. Eric
Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 22:46:37 -0500. Subject: morels 5-1-04. I found 8 yellows 4-6 " in Northern McLean County IL. Try again tomorrow. Rbs
From: WillySol. Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 21:31:13 -0500. Subject: Shrooms /Savanna. Hi, found two pounds of yellows near Savanna I. Cold snap Thur, Fri, Sat 4/29-30th seemed to stop new growth. with warm weather this week (1st week in May) they should be at their peak.
Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 16:38:13 -0500 (Central Daylight Time). Subject: What else? Morels. Tues., 5-4. Got 43 huge, probably giant morels, today. 8-9 inches tall and fat and delicious. Thats the good news. Bad news is I think its about over. I say that because the giants are usually the last to come, at least in the areas Ive been hunting. Of course there are a few spots to check yet. One more crop may be it though. So sad. I hate to see it over. Thanks for the web site. I watch it and see how close they are to me and start hunting accordingly. Broady. Marseilles, Il.
From: michael d. Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 20:57:20 -0500. Subject: morels in WI. Hey Tom, Just thought I'd let you know that I went out today and found 4lbs. of yellow morels in Southern WI. Rock County and in Winnebago County in Northern ILL. They were real tasty!!!!! 5-4 04
Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 22:37:32 EDT. Subject: Findings! May 5th 2004, I've found approximately 5 pounds so far That is not including what my brother in law found with me. but not even half of all that I found so far this year they were found in April in Illinois near or in Madison County. Nick W.
From: Doe M. Sent: Tue, 04 May 2004 09:40:41 -0400. Subject: Yellows in Cook County, IL. I found about 30 nice sized yellow morels on Thursday evening in a Cook County forest preserve in an area of a dead/dying/live elms that was near (not in) some standing water. The ground was moister in this area than where I found about 60 smaller ones (mostly grays, couple of yellows and two half free) last week. I looked through that area first and found about 5 small grays and decided to go somewhere that I had never looked before because it was very dry where I found the morels last week. I'll definately be going back out there after work today because there are a lot of elms I did not get to explore and by the time I found the yellows, the sun was going down. FYI - proven areas in Will and Kankakee counties have skunked me to date. We do plan on checking on them this weekend and seeing if anything is happening.
From: Doe M. Sent: Wed, 05 May 2004 09:49:44 -0400. Subject: Morels in Cook County, IL. I went back out to the area where I had already found some nice big yellows in a Cook County forest preserve last night and got about 150 more 3-4" yellows in less than an hour! Lots of elms - dead/dying/still live in the area but no more than 1/2 mile from the parking lot. I had to quit picking because I filled my mesh 10# onion bag and I have a broken finger, so I knotted up my jacket and filled the arms up. The lower shelf in our 'fridge is full and everyone will have morels on Mother's Day this year! I'll be back out tonight because I know there are more elms and probably more morels :)
Sent: Tue, 04 May 2004 21:57:33 -0500. Subject: My personel record. Here is a picture of my biggest morel. I spotted it 30 feet away. Wish they were all that easy. Found 5 yesterday and 4 today. I think frost got some of them. [5-4-04] Robes in McLean County Illinois.
From: EKJPhil. Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 09:23:23 EDT. Subject: re: found. I am a new hunter and have been looking for about five years and until today never was able to find them. But alas there they were right by the side of the road. May 6th, far north side of St. Charles, Illinois, wooded area, somewhat residental. They tasted great!
From: Doe Morel. Sent: Fri, 07 May 2004 09:44:20 -0400. Subject: Yellow morels in Cook County, IL. I found about 60 more big yellows between Wednesday and Thursday evening at the same Cook County forest preserve I have been hunting over the last week. All have been found near dead elms. There are still large areas that I have not gotten to where I can see additional stands of dead elms from nearby roads, so I plan on going back out tonight to new hunting grounds at the same preserve. I am sharing the bounty with those I love and drying whatever we don't eat. I am very grateful to be finding so many up north since our (husband and I) trip to far Southern Illinois in mid April got about a third of what we normally find and I know that in large parts of the Midwest have had one of the worst years for morels on record.
From: Gary R. Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 10:40:41 -0700. Subject: Illinois. I must be blind...can someone sell me some in Peoria ?????
Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 07:33:10 -0500. Subject: There's one!! Hi, Mr. T, Found my first one in Kankakee County, IL this morning, a sweet little grey with a few reddish-brown highlights, ~2.5 inches tall and 1 inch diameter. I looked no further at this time, being in sommat of a hurry, and adequately reassured that they still exist. For me, the expression "There's one!!" ranks not very far after "He is risen!" as my favorite expressions. Love ya. God Bless! 8)Martina
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 16:50:42 EDT. Subject: Yellows. I found this giant on May 1st in Menard County, Illinois. This was my friend and my worst year on record in recent memory as far as number of mushrooms found, but oddly enough I found the biggest mushroom that I've ever found. Nothing made sense this year -- all the heat none of the moisture, all the moisture none of the heat. To give this picture scale next to the giant is my yard ornament that I keep outside in the spring and a tape measure. -- Craig and Neil
Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 10:16:21 -0500. Hello there, Just wanted to let everyone know I found 4lbs (wet) of yellows in Will County, Illinois near the I&M Canal. They were found in North facing hills in areas of little to no ground vegetation. After this week's heavy rains, expecting to find more this coming weekend! Thanks, Adam B.
Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 10:55:24 -0500. Subject: Morels in an unlikely location. Hi- Today I was strolling through downtown Lisle, IL on the way to the Post Office. In front of an office building I thought I saw a large morel. Naturally, I investigated. Sure enough a large morel 5" in diameter. I quickly picked it and put it in a bag and went off to lunch. Then, after lunch went back and explored the grounds found 2 more nice morels 9.9 ounces. Not bad for a little lunchtime stroll. So keep your eyes OPEN! Adrienne
From: GMiShaDu Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 19:46:22 EDT. Subject: Northern Il, Find in Galena , Il. May 5th 4 hours of hunting produced a nice batch of Morels. Was a good year.
From: janembodle Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 09:02:19 -0500. Subject: rotting morels Went out to a favorite spot yesturday (lake co, IL) where I had found some large yellows a couple of weeks ago. Found what would have been some gigantic morels (10-12 in. tall, 5 in. wide) but they were fallen off the stock and so rotted that they were inedible. That is all I found while out. Might be a few more but if anything signals the ending of the season this does (boo hoo). Was dry early then got a ton of rain. Been an interesting and fun season. Have you been finding anymore Tom? And a question been on my mind: Do morels, and other wild mushrooms, have any nutritional value, vitamins, minerals? Thanks.
Indiana:
Sent: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 07:47:02 -0500. Subject: Mushrooms in Southern Indiana. Tom, just wanted to let you know, I found 3 black morels yesterday (3/28) in southern Indiana. First of the year for me. two of them were about the size of a pencil eraser (no kidding) but one was a descent one, 3 inches tall. I'm about 60 miles north of Louisville. Little town named Scipio. Todd
Sent: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 10:53:14 -0500. Subject: Found black mushrooms. My name is mary, I live in southern indiana around coulmbia county found 11 black morels ranging from 1 inch to 4 inches tall. found march 28th and 29th 2004.
Sent: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 00:11:28 -0800 (PST). On 4/3/04 I found small grey morels and the early larger brown morels,, they were real fresh,no drying or discoloration on any of them. This was in Warrick county, SW Indiana,, good hunting to all MICK
Sent: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 21:46:50 -0500. Subject: Indiana Mushroom. My daughter found our first one on 3/3. Only one this week , but at least it's a start. Found near Raccoon State Park. Mike
Sent: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 07:25:44 -0500. Subject: SouthWest Indiana near Evansville. Found a nice 4" Black Morel on Tuesday just north of Evansville, IN. Still a bit early and need some rain. Mike, Princeton, IN
From: Roy L. Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 00:50:12 -0500. Subject: shrooms. We found a few blacks and a elephant ear. In brazil In. Expecting colder temps, and need rain to set of shrooms to popping. Warmer weather expected hope to have good season. Goodluck to all shroomers
From: Al C. Sent: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 15:45:56 -0500. Subject: sighting Indiana. Found 2 Black Morels about 2 1/2 inches tall , Sat Aprill 10th in Gibson County, Indiana
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 22:50:03 EDT. Subject: no shrooms. Went out on Sunday the 18th to some of my faithful spots west of Indy around Eagle Creek and found no trace of shrooms other than some old puff balls. The woods seem to be bone dry as we are having a dry Spring. I am hoping we get some rain this week (as predicted) to save the 2004 morel season if not too late. What would Spring be without a skillet of those fried little goodies. UKlemm
Reminder to all Hoosiers: Don't forget the Mansfield Mushroom Festival is this coming weekend (April 24 & 25) in Parke County
From: connie s. Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 05:04:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: mushroom findings. miami county indiana, we found our first 20 grays need rain and they will be every were.4/18/04.
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 20:11:12 -0500. Subject: morels in n.w. ind. apr 19 th . found 69 greys on 4/17 and found 23 more on 4/18 . it is very dry. we're supposed to get rain tues. 4/20 should help. john, rose and our newest schroomer vera
From: kim. Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:23:04 -0500. Subject: MORELS found in N.W. Indiana. Morels found in NW Indiana about a hundred or so. They were all blacks and greys. Picked the biggest ones they were about an inch or so big. My son and I left a bunch so in a week or so we can have big ones. We had them with steak and mashed potatoes. Mmmmmmmmm now thats good. We had some breaded, sautaed in butter,onion,garlic, and other family secret spices. My son found the first one. They were found on 4/18/04.
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:38:05 -0400. Subject: Don't tell my wife. Howdy shroomers, Finally got some rain last night so I of course I had to go out this morning and see what I could find. It took some serious eye straining and moving of leaves and such but in about four hours I found 15 little greys....yeehaa!!!! I'm up here in northeast Indiana ,it's still quite dry but it was well worth the exercise , oh by the way I better hurry up and get these fried up before the wife gets home. hehehe... good luck everyone!....... T-Bone
From: Laura H. Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 20:26:28 -0400. Found today and yesterday north of Boonville, Indiana.
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 00:05:42 EDT. Subject: Morels. April 24,2004-Found 35 Morels by Graysville,In. Rain has really helped -Hope season will last at least a couple more weeks. The Shroomers, John & JO
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 15:15:25 EDT. Subject: Not much luck. Went out 4/24/04 with my 4 and 7 year old and looked hard only found 2 grays after about an hour of hunting on the West side of Indy - Eagle Creek. We saw another shoomer in the woods also, he stated this has also been a poor year, he only had 3 in his bag after hunting all morning. We had some good rain this last week and I am hoping to get out again mid-week. Gonna try a few more times but the woods seem advanced as the undergrowth is geting tall and the may-apples have fruit. UKLemm
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:24:56 -0500. Subject: 'shroom sighting. I spent about an hour and a half searching for 'shrooms at Morgan-Monroe (IN) State Forest on Friday, April 23rd. I found a whole bag full of gray's and a one yellow. Unfortunately, the 12-yr. old girl that picked them wouldn't hand them over. I also saw two other groups out in the woods. They had full bags as well. Personally I got skunked! McNut
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:06:14 -0500. Subject: Indiana morels. I was out Turkey hunting on April 24, 2004 in Southern Indiana in Switzerland County and decided to stop by my usual spot to see if any Shrooms had popped up. We'd had some good rains recently and the temps were in the upper 60's to low 70's. I picked about 100-125 (6.6 pounds) of beautiful yellow morels in less than an hour! ---Owlex---
From: Gary Wayne B. Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 07:32:36 -0500. Subject: Fort Wayne Area. Has anyone had any luck in the Fort Wayne area? Have been out 4 times in the last 10 days in prior producing woods but found nothing. Has been dry but finally got rain last night.
From: kimnmiken. Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 08:13:27 -0500 (Central Standard Time). Subject: Bass Lake Mike Picking alot of morels here in NW IN. Here are some pictures.
From: Kellyb. Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 14:17:23 EDT. Subject: Indiana . South central .5-1-04. After several attempts with little success I found 5.75 lbs. under a partialy dead elm , all were 2-3 inches in lenght . All yellows , nice litle honey hole .Under grouth getting big making it hard to find them ! Good Luck , and Happy Hunting !!!
Sent: Sun, 9 May 2004 8:33:11 -0500. Subject: ground temps,52 to ? At what ground temp. do morels stop growing, starting at about 52 deg. through ? would just like to know. thanks paul from ne indiana. p.s. very dry here this year, got rain a little to late,bummer!!!--- Paul R.
From: Tom F. Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 10:43:17 -0500. My dad found this mushroom on May 15th in Northern Indiana, other than a few other much smaller mushrooms it has just been too dry in our woods.
Iowa:
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 15:21:26 -0800. Subject: central Iowa Morels. found about 40 or so just north of des moines. went out in the cold wet rain and came back with 40 nice grays and couple yellows. -john w. the photo attached is my share of the hunt.
From: Cheryl S. Sent: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 18:10:35 -0700. Subject: morel mushroom in southern Iowa we found 5 very small mushrooms today Tue Apr.6/04 here are the pictures hope you can find them.
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:42:15 -0500. Hello There, Fellow mushroom hunters...I have the fist sightings in Southwest, Iowa... Council Bluffs in Pottawatamie County. I found a dozen of them..10 were black and two of them were grey. Half of them were small, but the other half of them were bigger than my thumb. The high temperature for today was 63 degrees. The high for tomorrow is suppose to be in the 70's...that should really bring them out!!!!! I'll let you guys know. Thanks and Happy Hunting, Remel S.
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 15:28:29 -0500. April 13: Hello everyone! I was walking on a south facing slope near the river in Linn county (near Cedar Rapids) when I found one morel. It was about 1.5 inches tall and it was in desperate need of moisture. Our temps are warming up and there is rain in the forecast so it won't be long! Melissa
Sent: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:59:32 -0500. Subject: small one. for the easter weekend we went to my wifes parents in Chariton county Missouri and in their front yard i found 2 very small morels. I have never seen them so small before so I got some pictures of them for you to see. Conway in Iowa
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 14:26:50 -0500. Subject: Iowa sighting... Went out today and found 25 little grays....Brad in Johnson County Iowa. Man do we need rain.
From: Donny G. Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:53:24 -0700 (PDT). Subject: They're here!!! OH HAPPY DAY !!! Mom and I went out today and we finally found some shrooms...about 30 nice ones in about an hour and a half, mostly medium and small grays but a few nice yellows. Saw a lot of people out hunting in the same area and they all had just about as many...we're kinda suprized cause it is still kinda early and a bit dry but they were there. Hunted in the woods south of Missouri Valley, Iowa near Wilson Island state park... We can't wait to see what the rains will bring!!!
From: Lori S. Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 20:37:48 -0500. Subject: Iowa finding. Found tonight in Central Iowa (Boone)
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:08:08 EDT. Subject: Iowa morels. I'm from Des Moines Iowa. I picked 104 assorted grey and yellow morels today. Tops of ridges seemed to be where they were. It's wet enough for a few days of pickin but we'll need rain soon. Nick
From: Kathy B. Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 07:41:46 -0500. Iowa. Finally some rain and the morels followed! Found about a dozen small to medium size grays yesterday in about ten minutes! Am going out this afternoon for a full assault. The ones I found were on a flat fence line with lots of sun! Iowa City Johnson County
From: Adam G. Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 11:14:55 -0500. Subject: Iowa Morels. Found 20 grays and yellows yesterday, April 22nd, in Johnson county Iowa . All were along the very top of North and Northeast facing ridge lines. Most were small with the exception of one large gray.
From: "Rick and Tracy" Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 18:19:24 -0500. Subject: Poweshiek County, central Iowa April 22 2004. I found 38 small grey mushrooms yesterday on top of timber hills around elm trees!!! Some were pretty small but one was at least 1 1/2 inches tall. Hard to find because of all the leaves! I was really happy with what I found the first time out. My; sister stole all of them so I went out April 23 and picked 25 greys in covered timber / East-facing hills. I came home and went up on the ridges along Iowa River and started finding small yellows!!! It is dry out in the timber but they're talking rain all weekend so in 3 or 4 days we will be in pig-heaven!!! (caution- the ticks are really bad this year- already), but I didn't see a big cat to chase me out of the timber, so took my dog with me just in case. Seven month old puppy wasn't good at finding mushrooms , just wanted to play with me every time I found a mushroom. I would pick 2 mushrooms and push him out of the way. Puppy stays home next time! It's going to be a good year if we get the rain this weekend, let's hope!! Sorry about the people who don't live in Iowa where the mushrooms abound. They sure are good!!!!! But I'm sure you have access to things we don't get here.
From: Sarah W. Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 18:30:14 -0500. Subject: Benton County Iowa. Found a few medium yellows today.
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:52:06 EDT. Subject: shrooms. 4-21-04 jim from Des Moines, city limits, 40-50 grays and medium yellows. 4-22, 24 small grays. More rain for Sat. hopefully more, need Heat.
From: David Y. Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 17:44:33 -0500. Subject: MGI PhotoSuite III digital photo. Hey to you, 34 grays found 4/24/04 Blackhawk County, Iowa. Thanks and good luck
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 06:51:10 -0500. Subject: humboldt County, IA siteings. From Phil M. Sunday April 25 found 7 grays. They were on the south side of a ravine along the West Des Moines river in Humboldt Co. Had a nice rain over the weekend. Now if it would only warm up.............
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:44:53 -0500. Subject: Iowa Is Popping! Found 79 grays on Thur, 04/22 about 8 miles east of Cedar Rapids. Followed this up with 95 assorted grays and yellows on Sat, 04/24 and 45 assorted on Sun, 04/25 in an area around 20 miles southeast of Cedar Rapids. Most were in the 1.5 to 3.5 inch category!! Happy Hunting! Bopper
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 23:44:40 EDT. Matt K. first search of the year produced 20 black small shrooms in the high timber areas here in Sioux City, IA. We searched the same hunny pot area we took two large bags from last year. I call the sight "the twins" due to the fact I could see two 8" mushrooms side by side from about 20' away. My what a sight, when I strolled closer with my buddy a giant field erupted in front of us covering the side of a south facing slope of a large wooded area. I hope have a day that will compare to this one some time soon. We had enough to give 5 one gallon zip lock bags away to family and friends. To all the shroom hunters out there and near us if you know some one who isn't haveing any luck and you hit the honey pot please share with your less fortunate co-hunters. Don't make us break down and do the nasty and go out and buy some!
Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 16:58:34 -0500. Subject: re: SIGHTINGS. Greetings:. It has been busy the last three weekends. 04/17/04 Blenco IA just up after rain. Picked 3 to 4 hundred early grays small size. 04/24/04 McCook S.D. gray and small common yellows some good size. 04/30/04 Vermillion S.D. grays and yellows again good size. L.T. and Kaye
Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 08:02:25 -0500. Subject: Iowa Shrooms. 5/1/04 - Third day hunting in my favorite area. First two days netted a total of 8 grey and yellow mushrooms. Then, eureka! 101 assorted greys and yellows all found along Saylorville Lake. All were found on the North side of hilltops just below the flat areas. South facing slopes had the remains of mushrooms all badly decomposed with mold growing on them. Good Luck. Mark C.
Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 14:14:16 EDT. Subject: Mushrooms. Jim from Des Moines, 5-1, S.E. Iowa, approx. 300, medium grays and yellows, 15 lbs. Had lots of rain 4-30, sunny and 70-75. there comming on strong.
Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 18:44:40 -0500. Subject: DY from Blackhawk Co. Iowa, 116 shrooms on 4-30-04 Good luck - Kind of strange season--probably from lack of moisture. Happy Hunting
From: Steve M. Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 09:44:28 -0500. Subject: Morels. I was turkey hunting in Monroe County in Southern Iowa, and took some time out for mushroom hunting Thursday, April 29. Found about 50, but they were all fairly small and dry. They did get some rain Friday, so maybe things will improve.
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 13:01:07 -0500. Subject: May Day. It's always nice to find a 4 banger. My 12 year old son on May 1st. 2004, Ryan, Cedar Rapids, IA. Morels found in Central Eastern Iowa.
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 22:41:46 -0500. Subject: Morels in Iowa. From: Dawn S. Found about a dozen large greys today, May 2nd in Benton County in a grassy field..........was our first find this year.. not much but they sure were good :) They seem to be running later this year...we will go hunting this weekend again, will report back if we get any.
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 15:31:14 -0500. Subject: re: sightings. Greetings from L.T. and Kaye: Things are really popping up. Both in N.W. Iowa and S.E. South Dakota. Blenco IA. The yellows are up and getting big. Sioux City IA. Port Neal Landing by the power house and at the Bend on the Mo. River. Vermillion S.D. yellows and grays McCook S.D. even found some of the larger club footed base morels A few at Newton Hills State Park in Canton S.D. Looking forward to a busy weekend....
Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 08:59:49 EDT. Subject: morel findings in central Iowa. I found 7 real nice sized yellows in Story County on Friday evening, May 7. I thought I was not going to have a taste of any this year. I was lucky. I found them in a spot that had not produced in the last 2 years and I thought it was all shroomed out. Ro
Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 20:16:32 -0500. Subject: MGI PhotoSuite III digital photo. Mushroom finds. Hey again, Found these 5/7/04. Blackhawk Co. Ia. We got rain 5/8/04 so mothers day should be good, and don't forget to thank your mother . Good luck to all, and with any luck at all, the giant ones are on the way, you know, the web footed ones. DY from Blackhawk Co. Ia.,
Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 08:27:57 -0500. Subject: Morels in Iowa. From Dawn. Friends went out this weekend and filled a large cooler half way of big morels in Benton county, got 16 quarts bags filled them plus lots to eat as well. Should have one more good weekend of hunting left.
Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 18:13:07 EDT. Matt K. Sgt Bluff Ia: we have a unique area near in this city 3 miles from the rive and 1 mile from a bluff loess hill area about ten days ago i collected approx 70 small to meduim white morels jutting out of a west facing river bank. Yesterday 5/10/04 I found aprrox 50 meduim to large morels in the bluff area near the tree line on a N/W facing slope. Alot of mushrooms were starting to get a little dry, received some rain last night. Hopefully that inproves our hunting.
From: Steve M. Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 09:34:45 -0500. Subject: morels. Monroe and Appanoose Counties in Southern Iowa, hunted May 8 & 9, also talked to several farmers. There are none to be found, it is too dry.
From: Rob W. Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 14:47:23 -0500. Subject: Morel pics NE Iowa. Well, I thought we were done for the year but it's amazing what you find when you travel North. Some of the lager one's I have seen this year. They seem to taste better when you think it's your last meal of the year. These pics were taken in Northern Iowa, 05/16/04.
Kansas:
From: Todd. Sent: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 19:40:27 -0600 (Central Standard Time) Subject: Mushroom sighting - Atchison, KS - 2-4-2004. Although not a morel... (related to the morel family) February 4, 2004. Atchison, KS - Todd L. found 5.5 lbs. of Oyster mushrooms on the southeast side of a dying white oak beneath shedding bark. Got home, cleaned them up and had a feast. MMMMmmmm.... it's good to be a fun-gi...
Sent: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:19:06 -0600. Subject: Morel find in Kansas. I couldn' t go, but my brother found first six yellows of the year on drift sand in Reno Co on Sunday March 28. Nason J.
Sent: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:06:22 -0600. Subject: Kansas Reporting In. Tuesday, March 30, 2004 - We found 6 grey Morels in Southeastern Kansas. Kent
Sent: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:45:51 -0600. Subject: Kansas Morels. The morels are up in southeast Kansas. Plenty of them about an inch tall. David SEK
From: Todd Sent: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:29:24 -0600 (Central Standard Time). Subject: Morel sighting in NE Kansas. Hi Tom, it was a mild but beautiful day, temperatures around the upper 50s, and no wind... a perfect day for hunting considering it's rained quite nicely the past week or so... Every one of these baby grays was found very close to a cut stump or a rotted fall. Lots of leaf cover to sort through.. YES The season has begun!
From: Roger. Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 16:46:56 -0600. Subject: Linn County Kansas. 4/01/2004 First day out looking and found 3 small grays/whites. Well hidden on the eastern slope of coal dumps about 25-30 feet from a water flow from a spring. All within close proximity of each other.
Sent: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 22:38:06 -0600. Subject: Kansas. Paul in Holton Ks. found 20 small greys today. All were under cottonwoods on the North bank of a river. The biggest was approx. 2" tall. What a blast. Earliest that I have ever found shrooms here.
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 21:16:58 -0600. Subject: Find in Kansas. From: Mark, 04/01/2004, Kingman County Kansas. My first day out this season and found 2 dozen grays all in one patch. I also found a big bunch of false morels nearby. Looks like a promising year.
From: Roger Sent: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 13:37:06 -0600. Subject: Linn County Kansas. 4-03-04 Went looking again today and found about 15 small grays/whites about as big as the first bunch (end of thumb). Also a couple "Elephant Ears". Might let you know that in 2002 I posted a finding as "Scotsman" just so you know its me and you can keep better track of me! Bring on the "Humidity" and "Happy Hunting"!!! :)
Sent: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:45:32 -0500. Subject: morels in Pottawatomie County, Kansas (Manhattan area). This morning I found 15 teeny white morels in my pasture in Pottawatomie county, about 8 miles east of Manhattan, on a north facing slope where they always come up. They were completely out in the open where the horses graze, and none were taller than 1.5 to 2 inches - never would have found them in the woods! It is still a bit too dry here, though, and later this week should be better if we get the predicted rain. Judy
From: fred d. Sent: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:01:30 -0500. Subject: sightings. Found a big red false morel today, I dont think it has been quite warm enough, and it is starting to dry out some also. Coffey County, Kansas
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 11:03 AM. Subject: Found Mushrooms in KS. My sister and I found about 8 small grays yesterday, April 8th just north of Louisburg, KS. This is the earliest we have ever found as we usually don't find until after at least the 20th. Can't wait to find more. Jana and Mary, Cleveland, MO residents.
Sent: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 17:10:32 EDT. Subject: first find. Went out this morning and found 20 grey morels . 3 days earlier than last year. looking forward to hunt in magnolia. T-Bone. Miami county, Kansas
From: fred d. Sent: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 10:10:20 -0500. Subject: kansas mushrooms. i am in coffey county kansas, which is east central part of state. Found one big red beefsteak two days ago, been pretty cool and started to get dry. Got rain this weekend and looks like warm temps coming mid week. Hopefully the change in weather coming will get em poppin up
Sent: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:12:58 EDT. Tom, Have been finding little grey morels for the last 3 days total of 90 so far. nights here starting to get cold again, high 30's you dont think that will shut them down do you. T_Bone south east Kansas,Miami County.
Sent: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 16:01:48 -0500 (Central Standard Time). Subject: morels. please send me your ink and paper catalog, sounds interesting. I live in south central Kansas and we have found several sacks full of grays and yellows on this Easter wknd. Deb
Sent: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:41:53 -0400. Subject: RE: Found Mushrooms in KS. Found another 17 on Friday the 4/9 and 24 on Sunday 4/11. Jana and Mary
Sent: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:12:26 +0000 (GMT). Subject: Found some in N.E. Kansas. Hello, Tom. This is jethro from Overland Park, Kansas. I went out near the Kansas river in Wyandotte county and found a few thumb sized yellow morels. In sandy soil near still-standing dead hardwood trees. Need rain and warmer temps. These morels were found 4/11/04. thanks, jethro
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 10:55 AM. Subject: Morel find KS 4-9-04. 47 very small greys found 4-9-04, Leavenworth County, KS. smallest mushrooms and earliest we have found, actually ate morels on Easter Sunday, first time for that. more are just around the corner. Anonymous
Sent: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:54:55 -0500. Subject: Morel find KS 4-9-04. 47 very small greys found 4-9-04, Leavenworth County, KS. smallest mushrooms and earliest we have found, actually ate morels on Easter Sunday, first time for that. more are just around the corner. Anonymous
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 18:21:24 -0600 (GMT-06:00) Subject: mushrooms found. April 14th found all these greys in one patch. By Fort Riley. Crystal and Tyler, Junction City, Ks Geary County.
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 17:11:38 EDT Subject: Finding shrooms in the land of OZ. Started finding greys ( 90 ) on south east side of ravine here in south east Kansas ( Miami county ) good start to what i hope is a great season. Good luck to all shroomers. T BONE OSAWATOMIE Ks.
From: mshipwright. Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 10:13:00 -0500. Subject: Morels in Kansas. Went out on Sunday, April 25th in Douglas County, Kansas. Found 25 nice yellow morels, very fresh. Found a couple that were dried out already but appears the recent rains helped out with a new crop. Most morels found on the northwest side of hills in the timber. Good luck to all!!!
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 07:06:49 -0700 (PDT). Tom, Thanks for the response. On April 24th & 25th we were just north of Ft. Riley, KS. And found 15 lbs. of medium sized whites & a few big yellows. I think they're just now starting to pop up. We're going to try nebraska this weekend, and will post our results again after this weekend. Rick C.
Kentucky:
Sent: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 09:35:03 -0600. Subject: Kentucky morels. To all-The Morels are out in western Ky! We found 16 black ones march 29. Webster & Union county area. We now have the hunting fever. Happy Hunting. The Redneck Tech Team
Sent: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:02:41 -0400. Subject: Morels found in Kentucky. Tom, I recently ordered two walking sticks from you guys and they must have worked. That first trip blindness was easier to cope with considering the hickory stick I used gave me something to look at. Anyway, I found 15 yellow morels in Letcher County, Kentucky on April 5, 2004. I believe this is the first sightings for Kentucky on your website.Thanks, Justin B.
Sent: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 00:16:12 -0400. Subject: Sighting in KY 4/07/04. Tom, just to let you know I have found a few here in Greenup County, Kentucky. If we get the rain on Easter as predicted then I would say they'll be popping everywhere here. Randy
Sent: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:13:52 -0400. Subject: Morels in Kentucky. In Letcher County, SE Kentucky, I found 15 yellows on April 5th and found 14 yellows and 2 blacks on April 11th. Justin B.
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 08:11:07 -0400. Subject: Morels in Kentucky. Went out in the same honey hole in Letcher County on the 15th and found 84 yellows and they were huge. The rain and sun has brought them out. I expect another good hunt in at least a week or so. Total so far this year is 115. Thanks, Justin
From: Joness. Sent: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 21:10:30 EDT. Subject: shrooms. Just thought you might like to see these late Ky shrooms found 4/27/2004. I've heard of "Big Yellows", but I'm going bananas trying to identify that one in the middle!
Louisiana:
Sent: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 11:00:36 EDT. Subject: Help! Can you tell me if morel mushrooms grow in Louisiana? I've moved here from Ill. and miss so very much going mushroom hunting, I hope you can help if you can't do you know someone who can? Thank You. Shawn. Hi Shawn, I've never hunted the south so maybe the best advice I can give you is to contact Leroy Paden of the NMMHA I believe he hunts the south on a regular basis.
Manitoba:
Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 23:12:26 -0500. Subject: Found Morels in Maintoba. Found a handful of morels after a trip to the garter snake pit just south of Narcisse, Manitoba, north of Winnipeg. (We call them "smooshee", the Ukrainian word for morels.) By the way, we found them on May 16. (This was after a freak snow storm we had the Tuesday before of over 30 cm, or 12 inches.) Will be going out for more soon. James
Maryland:
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:26:05 -0700 (PDT). Subject: Rockville, MD (Montgomery County). Found: 5 good-sized yellows (3-5"). Location details: Growing among cleavers, chickweed and pine needles from a nearby "Landscaper's pine". Other information: Temperatures have been in the mid to low 50's (about 10 degrees lower than normal) and night time temps have been in the low 40's. We HAVE been getting a lot of rain and these are in a spot that gets a fair amount of sun so that may explain why they came up. Not that I'm complaining. Happy Hunting folks! -jk
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:19:28 -0400. Subject: My First This Year. Found my first (small) yellow this year, in southern Maryland, about 10 miles from the Bay. I don't have a "hot" spot to speak of, but my three wooded acres plus surrounds provide at least a taste each year and I don't have to go far! ThreeGood
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 00:15:13 -0400. Subject: Mushroom find. Sat April 17th, Found 4 small greys North central Md. South east Exposure in Popular Grove. Have had other reports of 17 and 30 in same area. Good Luck!! Spank
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 20:40:05 -0400. Subject: Maryland Morels. April 18th, Found 30 beautiful blacks frome one to four inches in size. Found in northern maryland in leaf litter with surrounding wild cherry, cotton wood, locust, tulip poplar and cedar trees. Thats the good news, the bad news is that they tasted horrible, so the rest of you marylanders may as well give up:) Love, the morel mafia
From: Alena. Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 01:42:32 EDT. Subject: morels in MD. This is a repeat, dont know if you got the first report, Date April 18, found 30 black morels north of baltimore city, went out on the 19th and nothing, too hot (90's)
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:34:32 -0400. Subject: Slow start in central Maryland 4-24-04. Finally caught up to a few morels. My first one was an old cappy broken into two pieces. My second spot was a bit better, I found 3 rather large grays together, and about four more throughout the area around Hickory Trees. Sunday, I tried another spot, but had with minimal luck again, just one nice gray, and a small yellow. I guess things are a bit slow this year. Morel Dude
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 19:32:28 -0400. Subject: Maryland morels. Sun April 25. found 135 yellows near some downed elm trees on c & o canal. central part of the state. Spank
From: Raetz. Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:32:58 -0400. Subject: MD Morel April 25. Found four greys in Central MD; first of the year, and first-ever find for my beautiful wife....
Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 11:43:11 -0400. Subject: Maryland Morels. We've been finding morels since May 4, 2004 in the woods west of Baltimore, Maryland in Baltimore County. The sizes have been good, however there have been far fewer than previous years. Hopefully they're just running late this year. Mike D.
Massachusetts:
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:26:36 -0400. Subject: Massachusetts Morels. I noticed on your recent Morel Map that someone in Massachusetts found a morel. I have been hunting morels in MA for several years now and have only found false morels. I do find lots of other edible mushrooms and have a large area for Chanterelles and choice Boletus. Would it be possible to forward my message to possibly get together with someone else from MA that might be interested in a fellow wild mushroom hunter in a possible location trade? Thanks, Jerry Anyone in MA, If you're interested in helping Jerry out, send us an email saying so and we will give you Jerry's email address.
Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 12:09:11 -0400. Subject: MA sightings. I found 2 small yellows in the CT Valley area of MA on 4/30. Despite my eagerness to savor the taste, I decided to let them grow up and go back in a few days. Heard a report of someone finding a bag full of blacks in higher terrain on 4/27. We just had some decent rains and temps are forecast in the 60s and 70s , so, I'm looking forward to some excellent hunting in the next week or so. Marty
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 22:15:43 EDT. Subject: berkshire county western ma.. hi! i found my first five morels on may 4,early for the berkshires! five more today...........a mix of small blacks and grays, my favorites,so it looks like we are off to a good start! berkshire hill
Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 20:49:16 -0400. Subject: Sighting reported on Cape Cod, Mass. Hi, we're reporting a sighting of approximately 1 dozen yellow morels in the Great Island area of Cape Cod, Mass (a very scenic private island)....much further east (about as far east as you can go in Mass) We'll send pics tomorrow! Thank you. Heidi Parent, Rulon Wilcox
From: Heidi P. Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 21:34:41 -0400. Subject: sighting on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. my uncle found about 2 dozen morels on May 16-17 May, 2004 in the rustic region of Great Island, which is in the town of Yarmouth on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. This is a very rural private island linked to the mainland by a causeway...they were found hiding under a boardwalk...near my uncles oyster tables. This is a very windy coastal are, but untouched...We think this is the first time that any have been found on Cape Cod...but we're interested to know if anyone else has found any on the Cape or anywhere further east than the Berkshire region of Massachusetts...Thanks
Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 15:32:05 -0400. Subject: Morel finds in MA. One of your mushroomers asked if anyone found morels in MA. I found a few: 1) One yellow morel in Falmouth on the Cape near the beach in fairly new wood chips...May ~22, 2002 2) About a dozen yellow morels in North Andover in early may in the 1980's. One in the same place the next year. 3) No luck in the same place in 2003 and 2004 but other people were looking in the same place this year so they must be there somewhere. Jake H
Michigan:
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 20:11:06 -0500. just found 65 today 4/01/04 it was great . this year should be just great lots of rain here in michigan .. good luck to all. Jamie P. Jamie, What part of Michigan? Some are surely going to think you're playing a April Fool's Day joke. Any thoughts as to why they are so early? Possilbly you're along Lake Michigan? Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 17:22:43 -0500. Yes i am not far from the lake in the lower west part of the state. And no this was not an april fools joke and if no one is looking that leaves more for me. But i have not found any since then. Good luck to all. Jamie P. I've heard of this before which is why I asked if you were near the lake. You have "lake effect snow" in the winter and "lake effect morels" in the early spring.
From: scotty Sent: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 22:56:10 -0400. Subject: morels in michigan. today was the second time i was in the woods this year. good news!! we found 12 small, very small grey mushrooms. the woods are coming alive and the snakes and bees were out even though it was only 43 degrees. very odd i thought. but we did it. we found 12 morels too small to even consider picking. we found them in midmichigan near FLINT. thanks goes out to "MOSSMAN" he actually found the first of the day!
Sent: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 00:05:56 -0400. Subject: shrooms To All. Found these little ones in Michigan today left them to grow. They where found more than 50 miles north of the state line and more than 80 miles inland. Better get to looking, Better yet just let them grow up a bit I left these....Good luck, Donna V
Sent: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 17:36:47 -0700 (PDT). Subject: michigan morel find. Morel's found in central lower michigan -- Me and a friend found 36 small black morels in ionia county michigan on April 9th - very small 1/2" to 1-1/2" and very hard to find in the leaves. Its not very good morel weather here but we had the itch and seasoned the skillet today. good luck all. little-shroomer-michigan
From: Ingrao. Sent: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 05:12:00 EDT. Subject: 1" blacks. i went out hunting for the first morel in oakland county today. and i found a dozen blacks. 4/ 04/04. i juat wanted yous to know its go time in lower michigan. they are only 1" on the high side. have fun hunting
From: scotty. Sent: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 11:58:43 -0400. Subject: michigan morels. well they are here. small grey morels, no bigger than your pinky nail. with some luck and lots of warm rain they will be here in full force. we found a 20 small greys near Flint, michigan. i know we are all doin rain dances here. lol. hope everyone has a good season, i will see you in the woods.
From: Tracy N. Sent: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:07:53 -0400. Subject: Waiting patiently! We live in Mid-Michigan and we are patiently awaiting the arrival of mushroom season. I have taken several walks in the woods but haven't seen anything. We need a couple of warm days (at least no frost at night!) and a nice rain. The immediate forecast isn't promising but we aren't giving up hope! In northern Michigan there are still a few spots with snow in the woods. Good luck! See you in the woods (hopefully in your spot, not mine!).
From: SIMONS FAMILY. Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 18:52:45 -0500 (Central Daylight Time) Subject: Morel progress in michigan. Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 17:00-19:00-Chelsea, MI- Went looking! Nothing yet. Not enough moisture, need more rain this coming week. Looks like it will be a good year.
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:35:16 -0500. Monday 4/20/04 -15 miles south of Houghton lake. went to my south facing hill and found 4 small blacks. We got some rain and warm temps.So Im going to give it 4 days, that should do it. Good luck to all. Alphawolf
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 04:59:03 -0700 (PDT). Subject: michigan morels. Hello, little-shroomer again with more morels to report from south central michigan, A friend and I pickes 60 black morels this past weekend April 16th-17th. We walked a few miles to find these so we need rain and a week of warm weather. good luck all. al h. -- little-shroomer-MICHIGAN
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 13:40:35 EDT. Subject: First few this year. Just lettin you know I found this years first 4 in Berrien county Michigan today. This area needs rain badly and few more warm days. Good luck!! Holmes 4/22/04
From: scotty. Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 22:06:29 -0400. Subject: few more. well it is definetly GO TIME in mid michigan. found a few dozen fresh black morels. yummy is an understatement. temps have been in the 60's but no rain......if it STORMS we will be blessed with a HUGE bounty of shrooms. get out there and look. leave only footprints.
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:14:17 -0700 (PDT). Subject: Michigan Sighting. Sighting for Michigan, Found 7 small greys Kalamazoo County. Ryn
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 22:08:51 -0400. Subject: No luck! Well, we went exploring today, Saturday, and had no luck. We were in the northern central part of Michigan (Missaukee Co. and thereabouts) and it is still quite early. We haven't been out too much more in mid-Michigan (Isabella Co.) since Thursday, but we only found two at that time. We are due for some rain tonight so it should pick up on Monday or so. Keep you posted. Looking forward to finding some tangible fungi!!! Tracy
From: pattijeff. Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 21:24:34 -0500. Subject: letter. we all went to lansing today 4/24/04 but it was about a week to early we found musrooms but they were small as you can see about three quarters of an inch had a great time though got to get ready for next weekend.
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:47:02 -0400. Subject: josh. This is Josh from ionia county MI. I found 25 greys today 4/25/04 we just got some rain and it looks like its going to be a wonderful year.
From: lbushey. Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 07:00:38 -0400. Subject: morel sightings. I found 2 gray morels yesterday, 4/25/04 in southeastern michigan. We had rain the night before and that morning.
Sent: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:40:37 -0400. Subject: JOSH. Hello this is JOSH from ionia county MI. I found 25 greys today. 4/25/04. we just got some rain looks like a wonderful year for morels.
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:26:49 +0000. Subject: bad luck. Tuesday April 26, 2004. My wife and I have had nothing but bad luck finding any mushrooms this year (so far) in southwestern lower Michigan. We have been out 4 times now and just today found 2 dried old black ones. Did we miss the season on blacks? Normally at this time last year we would start looking for the white ones. But after hunting a couple of weekends we thought we would see the blacks first. What's up with this season? We also head north around Mother's Day for the big hunt..... I don't know what to do about this year.... "Mike in Niles"...
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:44:27 -0700 (PDT). Michigan sighting Drove north {Lake County} last Saturday 4/24 /04 found 63 fresh blacks just me four hours. Most were small but a couple were four inch fifty cent piece diameter hoggie dog variety found in the leeks.... Ryn Kalamazoo County
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 20:25:35 -0400 (EDT) Subject: michigan morels. hi to all hunters we have had the worst weather but we still found them the small greys about 130 of them in two days. i went up to howard city last week and found three small blacks my friend aron found 12. me and my best friend brad my 15 year old son are having the time of our life. from ionia michigan pete and brad
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 07:27:40 EDT. Subject: Sighting. We are from the Newaygo, MI. area. My husband found 15-20 blacks so far and my son Jake found one grey yesterday!!! Finally - they are on the way! Its supposed to rain all weekend- today is supposed to be like 80 degrees too- hope that gets em popping!!! happy hunting! Angelshroom
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:43:25 -0700 (PDT). Subject: michigan greys & blacks. morel report from barry county michigan, little - shroomer here found 10 greys and a few blacks in the last few days, left some of the greys to grow. see pic. seems dry here morels are not numorous. good luck hunters. al h.
From: Hartung. Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 08:08:44 -0500. Subject: finds. Well it's May 1,2004 My husband an i have been looking for about 3 weeks and today we finally found 6 little grey's oh we are finally getting the rain so maybe we won't have to wander sooo far we are in southern Mi GOOD LUCK SHROOMERS!!
Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 18:27:31 -0400. Subject: Pretty good Weekend! Well, we are still here in Mid-Michigan and they are popping quite a bit since last Wednesday. A good day of moisture on Tue-Wed then a little bit of heat. A lot more moisture on Friday, but not much heat! We have found about 100 this week on public property and about the same on some private land. They are mostly pretty big black ones and seem to be at the end of their season already. Only 20 miles north they were just coming into their prime. We even found three small whites! They looked like they showed up for the party in the wrong attire! Looks like a little more moisture this week and some warmer temps by the end of the week so we will probably be heading north and see how they are doing. Good luck everyone!! Tracy N.
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 20:45:43 EDT. Just back from Mesick/Cadillac MI "big woods". Hunting is dismal - - - lots of rain but cold cold cold, light snow this AM and below freezing most nights last week and a half. Found maybe 40 - 50 blacks (small) so far. Been trying for almost 2 weeks. Only found 2 today!!! Mother Day's week-end (traditional hunting time for this area) does not look good at all. Plenty of moisture just need heat. Happy hunting everyone. Mike & Pat
From: Lori & Bill W. Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 11:13:40 -0700 (PDT). Subject: Cadillac Michigan Mushroom Find. We went out Saturday and Sunday in Cadillac, MI and found 225 blacks and 25 whites (some call them yellows). It filled 5 strawberry quarts. Definately need rain but they are out there if you can find the right spot. In a couple of spots we were able to see them from the truck!! We found one spot that we picked 110 of the blacks in just that spot. We were on hands and knees picking!! See you at the Boyne City festival.
From: kellie s. Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 12:17:30 -0700 (PDT). Subject: morels. finding mushrooms in norther michigan you relay got to look but thy been out for about 3weeks now good luck to all
Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 21:29:37 EDT. Subject: Black Morels. Its a poor year in northern Michigan so far. The weather has not been good for the shroons. I've only found 200+ so far and they are on the small side. My normal pickings for this this time are at least 1000. Short-term weather forceast does not show any improvements. It will be another week or so before the blacks peak (if they do this year). I'm glad that last year was good (found over 70lbs, compared to normal of 40 lbs). I have a few dried to get me through 'til next year though. Hope that I don't see any of you in my neck of the woods. spk.
From: shroomin4 Sent: Mon, 3 May 2004 07:45:35 -0400. Hi! We are in mid MI, found about 70 greys Sunday and a few whites-just in the backyard. We were supprised with it being so chilly here
From: Matt&Amy. Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 10:02:59 -0700. Subject: Not looking too Good. A group of 10 of us went to Mesic on Mothers day weekend and only found about 40-50 black morels, a few greys and whites. I don't know if it is going to be a late season or what, but last year we found approximately 1,600 shrooms. I am going to check in my area near Lansing and see if they are coming up here.
From: JMichuda. Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 21:18:32 EDT. Subject: cadillac hunting. just returned from cadillac hunted for two days with another guy in Manistee National Forest, Michigan. Very sparse a couple greys not much growing up there yet. Plenty of moisture and sun. Saw only three campers. Guess most people knew its early.. Headed south 60 miles and found fifty greys and yellow morels. We hunted a good eight hours each day on public ground. Wish we were south for both days. Walked right up on a turkey nest and grouse nest only 30 ft. apart. Checked on the turkey nest an hour later and all but one egg was moved to another location! Crazy! May 14th
Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 23:36:04 EDT. Subject: morel fever. Well its official the morels have reached Northern Michigan...we are located in Marquette County, Marquette MI...We had three days of solid rain and one day of sun, about 55 for the high ...We found about two hundred of them in North Republic, half hour drive...cant wait for the next rain...gotta love the U.P. EH! mushroom nut
Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 22:31:11 EDT. Subject: michigan morels. Started finding morels around Marquette on May 7th but the 21 was the best so far, found a new spot and filled a five pound onion bag. went out again today and got 1/2 of the bag full, with all the rain there should be more out there, just look there are everywhere. Basal
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 08:33:57 -0500. Subject: mother load Hello Fellow Shroomers : Hartung Well lots of prep for this hunt up north in God's country every year for the last 7 or 8 yrs I have heard stories of all the mother loads; we had only ever found one or two so , I had become pretty sckipical of this. Well GUYS its true, the mushroom god delivered to me this year we went hunting this year inspite the weather and to my suprise I was in a never ending patch,my husband and his brother were with me ,I wish you could of seen us we were grinning like kids who found all the easter eggs.LOL we hauled out approx 60lbs in a weeks time .Oh i forgot it was May 15,2004 in central northern MI THUMBS UP everyone
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Minnesota:
From: Alan & Esme. Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:27:10 -0500. Subject: Morels. Houston Minnesota: Found about a dozen on west facing slopes; 2-3 inches.April 28
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:50:55 -0500. Subject: MN southeast. Hi Mitch here.4 /25/04. Went out today for 45 minutes to a south facing slope.No finds good wet factor having had several rains of late .Still a little on the cool side though.
From: Chris N. Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:34:10 -0500 (Central Daylight Time). Subject: morels and Minnesota. I just got back from picking about 30 nice black one from behind the house in Winona County (southeastern part of the state). I found them under two oak trees.
From: CRAIG S. Date: Sat, 1 May 2004 18:36:55 -0500. Subject: mushrooms. found 2 small morels at base of old elm very small another week should be great . st.paul mn.
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 07:59:03 -0500. Subject: minnesota find. It has begun! I found three small morels in my usual spots close to the twin cities. I am looking forward to a good season here. Thanks. Byron
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 18:05:57 -0500. : Dakota Cnty. OK MN dudes - you beat me to it this year. Found 3 small grays in my normal early season spot in Dakota County this afternoon. Going out this evening so will post again. Lot's of sunlight and the prickly ash (OUCH!) Good luck to all. Digger
Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 18:30:02 -0500. Still working on it - nothing more Thurs night but did well Sat morning. 1 1/2 lb - prickly ash but surprisingly in more shady areas. The sunny spots seem to be too dry but should produce after the rain that is expected tonite. Good luck. DIGGER
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 07:20:44 -0500. Hello, I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that this year has been the best year for me in a long time. I'm from Waconia, MN. We've been having rain off and on for about two weeks now. I try to go out every third day when the weather permits me to do so. The total morels I have found this year is 91. There are all about 5" tall. Steve B
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 15:59:53 -0500. Subject: Morel Find. 26 May 2004 - Washington Co., eastern MN: Found 9 morels (maybe yellows) under apple trees in backyard. First known find. This one is the best looking one and stands about 5.5 inches. Linda
From: Ed. Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 13:54:02 -0500. Subject: Twin Cities Morels. Found 6 yellows 3-5 inches in the Shoreview area. Found on east facing slope under a larger elm tree just off a park trail.
From: Norman B. Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 08:35:18 -0500. Subject: morel sighting. Morels continue to be seen near landscaping wood chips in a friends yard. They began just before Memorial Weekend here in Duluth, MN
Mississippi:
Sent: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:08:00 -0600. Subject: Mississippi morels. Found two "delisciosa" morels, very small, on Sunday March 28, 2004 in Union County, MS (north central). Specimens from the same spot last year were identified in the genetic study as "Taxon 2". Last year I found the first ones on April 1. These grow in a creek flat, in a stand of live and dead green ash trees. Indicator species: May apples are 8-10 inches tall, not yet fully developed but close. Trillium is blooming. Yellow poplar leaves (Tulip trees) are about 2-3" across, nearly half grown. Some red oak leaves are showing well, white oaks still in bud. In general, looking across the canopy, green is showing up with regularity, but no trees have fully developed leaves yet. Redbud is in full bloom, and the earliest flowering dogwoods are opening up. I've been looking every three or four days since early March, and these are the first I've found. Rain has been scanty since good rains the first week of March. No rain the second week, 0.8" the third week in two events, and no rain last week. We're getting showers today, so I'm expecting the main crop to jump up in the next two weeks! Temperature has been relatively warm, with no real frost this month. Temps the last week in the 70's and 80's daytime, 40's and 50's at night. Don S.-Keownville, MS
From: Danny R. Sent: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 15:31:34 -0500. Subject: morels in mississippi. Found 4 yellows today in north central Ms, in Yalobusha county. These are my first morels ever. I have been looking for about a moth now. We have had a dry March and April.
From: Holly Sent: Thu, 6 May 2004 22:46:20 EDT. Subject: morels in mississippi? Dear Morel Mamia, I was just wondering if you could tell why you don't see any morels in Mississippi? Fortunately I have friend in Ill. that invited me to their place to hunt morels this year for the first time in my life and I loved it. What a Blast! However I'm puzzled as to why you don't see them down here in Tupelo, Ms. I did bring some home and tried to populate my woods with them but I guess I won't be able to tell anything until next year, Right? Thank You,
Missouri:
From: Michael F. Sent: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 06:32:50 -0800. Subject: lets get started. Kansas City Missouri checking in here. Haven't officially started hunting yet just disturbing some early season bass and keeping one eye on the ground. Forecast for this week is mid to upper 70's with lows in the mid 50's with chances for rain most every day. Are these good conditions?? I rarely begin my searches before mid April and was wondering if these early warm temps will push the season back. At any rate I think the fishing pole will be traded in for my shroom stick at least for this week. Good luck all you hunters!!
Sent: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 07:11:54 -0600. Subject: shrooms! in southeast MIssouri, Cape Girardeau Co. Found eight nice size blacks first time out. Now the fun begins! Jean
From: "mark p." Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 19:52:18 -0600. Subject: first morels. hi tom there here mark p. from kc mo. went out today march 29 found 26 very small grays.
From: ben b.Sent: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 19:33:22 -0600. Subject: morel sightings. went out today 04-2-04 and found 3 black morels about 2in here in mid missouri
From: Micheal. Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 10:30:13 -0600. Subject: Morels. Lockwood boys- found our first morels of season today Sat. April 3 in KC. Found 7 small greys
Sent: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 17:25:15 -0500 Subject: First one! Hey Tom, just wanted to let you know, that the bloodroot is blooming, the mayapples are popping up, and that I found one small grey....about 1" tall today 4-4-04! I am located in Southeast Missouri in St. Francois County. Now we really could use some help with the temperatures--still a bit cool at night. I get the opportunity to go out everyday, so I will keep you posted! Thomas H.
Sent: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 22:06:19 EDT. Subject: Morel Sightings. Well, it is true, we have found some morels in Central Missouri. We found our first on 3/27, about 20, baby, teeny, tiny ones. If there was a size limit on morels, these would have been illegal. Then, on 4/1, we found about 60 more tiny morels. We found these on river bottoms. So it looks like good things to come.... From, Mushroom Annie
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 6:58 AM. Subject: Morels. This is my second email, don't know where the first one went. I found eight nice size blacks on the 28th of March, and the next time l found 21, again,nice size, this was after a rain the day before.I am located in Southeast Mo. Cape Girardeau, Co. I went again April 4 and only found 2 small blacks. Do you think it is because of really low humidity and no rain? And will they start again after a rain hopefully? I know it's difficult to predict these little rascals but would appreciate your opinion. Thanks, Jean. I'm sorry your first email didn't get to us and we're glad you persevered. Low humidity and lack of rain will definitely slow the season down. And yes, they should start again after a rain - provided it doesn't take too long. It's still early in your season, so I wouldn't worry too much.
Sent: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 23:40:26 -0500. Subject: Red morels. Some guys from our office were "working" near Rolla and found about 50 big and fresh red mushrooms on apr. 6 They saw them from the road. Karl A. Remember, If it's reddish, you could be deadish. http://nt2.advant.com/kuocgi2/morels/introduction.html
Sent: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 20:09:34 -0500. Subject: kansas morels and question. Hello from Kansas city! Second year hunting morels was wondering how to pick them, cut them off or pull them up? Found thirty pounds last year in mid April, but one cup so far this year... So I'm hooked! Thank you, Sandy Hi Sandy, We always cut them slightly above ground level. Roots
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 10:35:16 -0500. Subject: Sighting-MO. Hi Tom, Thursday, April 7th we found 50 tiny grey mushrooms. It's cool and dry here. On Easter day we picked 75 in the same area. They too, were small. They whole lot was barely a quart. Theresa at Team Morel. Theresa is located in the Kansas City area. Visit Team-Morel at http://www.team-morel.com
Sent: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 21:38:14 -0500. Subject: missouri mushrooms. this is Tom in Creighton mo. Friday the 9th we found 46 mostly greys near the Henry- Cass county line then after a days rain on sat found 107 in about 45 mins Sunday was slower, only 24 in two hunts in two counties but they're just starting good .Gonna take an ag. class out tomorrow to look for some hope we find some. good luck and happy hunting
From: Mitch B. Sent: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 20:33:16 -0500. Subject: Central Illinois morels went Saturday 4/10/04 in Peoria area found 6 blacks all were a little dry tried sun. 4/11/04 and found nothing...pretty dry out there need some rain
From: Michael L. Sent: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:04:32 -0500. Subject: Morels in KC. MO. Found 25 nice size morels today Mon. April 12, Mostly on south facing slopes. Happy hunting
Sent: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 07:54:51 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Found mushrooms in Missouri!!!!!!!!!! Went mushroom huntin' on Easter in St.Clair, MO. (about 45 minutes west of St.Louis) Myself, and 2 others found over 120 Morels! The largest was about 4 inches tall. It was alot of fun! I can't wait to find my 1st "big un' " of the season! Eva H.
Sent: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 00:09:47 EDT. Subject: Clever MO. A dozen nice gray morels..........a nice taste for some good folks from Russia who had never had morels. As the moisture and temps improve I am sure there will be more. A great Easter treat. Doc
Sent: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 09:29:05 -0500. Subject: Morels in Southwest